Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Belgium
Belgium: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2195 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2195
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
121st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.253
in 1996
All-time low
0.2195
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Belgium, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Belgium is 0.2195, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Belgium peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2195, in 2025.
Belgium ranks 121st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2479 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2479 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2479 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2479 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.245 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2301 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2301 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2207 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2207 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2207 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2195 | -0.5% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.2195 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 95% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.2195 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2195, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2472 | 0.245 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2301 | 0.2301 | 0.2301 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2236 | 0.2195 | 0.2301 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 119 Libya 0.2212 compare
- 120 Eswatini 0.2203 compare
- 121 Austria 0.2195 compare
- 121 Cyprus 0.2195 compare
- 121 Denmark 0.2195 compare
- 121 Finland 0.2195 compare
- 121 France 0.2195 compare
- 121 Germany 0.2195 compare
- 121 Greece 0.2195 compare
- 121 Ireland 0.2195 compare
- 121 Italy 0.2195 compare
- 121 Luxembourg 0.2195 compare
- 121 Netherlands 0.2195 compare
- 121 Portugal 0.2195 compare
- 121 Spain 0.2195 compare
- 121 Sweden 0.2195 compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Belgium?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Belgium was 0.2195 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2195 in 2025.
- How does Belgium rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Belgium ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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