Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Brunei
Brunei: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2523 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2523
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
44th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 1996
All-time low
0.2523
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Brunei, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Brunei is 0.2523, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Brunei peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2523, in 2025.
Brunei ranks 44th 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 Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3188 | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2689 | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2541 | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2541 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2541 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2523 | -0.7% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 0.2523 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 0.2523 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3514 | 0.2689 | 0.3679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2587 | 0.2523 | 0.2689 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 41 Belarus 0.2541 compare
- 41 Cuba 0.2541 compare
- 41 North Korea 0.2541 compare
- 45 Hong Kong 0.2483 compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.246 compare
- 46 Georgia 0.246 compare
- 46 Montenegro 0.246 compare
- 46 North Macedonia 0.246 compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Brunei?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Brunei was 0.2523 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2523 in 2025.
- How does Brunei rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Brunei ranks 44th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei 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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