Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Canada
Canada: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2366 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Canada, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Canada is 0.2366, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Canada peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2366, in 2024.
Canada ranks 55th 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 Canada, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.238 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2366 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2366 | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.2366 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2517 | 0.25 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2415 | 0.2366 | 0.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 52 Afghanistan 0.2437 compare
- 53 Kosovo 0.241 compare
- 54 Myanmar 0.2378 compare
- 55 Israel 0.2366 compare
- 55 New Zealand 0.2366 compare
- 55 United States 0.2366 compare
More reference data data for Canada
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 20.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 22.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 99.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Canada?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Canada was 0.2366 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2366 in 2024.
- How does Canada rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Canada ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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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