Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.3105 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Cayman Islands, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Cayman Islands is 0.3105, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3105, in 2022.
Cayman Islands ranks 27th 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 Cayman Islands, 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 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3388 | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3105 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3105 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3105 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3105 | +0.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.3105 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.3105 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4468 | 0.3388 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3388 | 0.3388 | 0.3388 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 | 0.3105 | 0.3388 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.359 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4176 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.01 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8137 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Cayman Islands?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Cayman Islands was 0.3105 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3105 in 2022.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Cayman Islands ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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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