Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in El Salvador
El Salvador: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2223 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2223
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2679
in 1996
All-time low
0.2223
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in El Salvador, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in El Salvador stood at 0.2223. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in El Salvador peaked at 0.2679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2223, in 2023.
El Salvador ranks 102nd 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2471 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2471 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2358 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2358 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2333 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2235 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2223 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2223 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2223 | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2223 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2223 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2679 | 0.2679 | 0.2679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2408 | 0.2333 | 0.2679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2333 | 0.2333 | 0.2333 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2262 | 0.2223 | 0.2333 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in El Salvador?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in El Salvador was 0.2223 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2223 in 2023.
- How does El Salvador rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- El Salvador ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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