Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Belize
Belize: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2797 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2797
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
33rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.2757
in 2011
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Belize, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Belize is 0.2797, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Belize peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2757, in 2011.
Belize ranks 33rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Belize, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4603 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3975 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3975 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3113 | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3057 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3057 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3057 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3057 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2757 | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2757 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2757 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2757 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2757 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3057 | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3057 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3057 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3113 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3113 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3113 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2889 | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3105 | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2821 | -9.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2797 | -0.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.2797 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.2797 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3783 | 0.3057 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2913 | 0.2757 | 0.3113 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2973 | 0.2797 | 0.3113 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Belize?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Belize was 0.2797 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2757 in 2011.
- How does Belize rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Belize ranks 33rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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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