Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Guatemala
Guatemala: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2317 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2317
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
73rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2679
in 1996
All-time low
0.2235
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Guatemala, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guatemala stood at 0.2317.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guatemala peaked at 0.2679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2235, in 2022.
That places Guatemala 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Guatemala, 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 | 0.233 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2317 | -0.6% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.2317 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.2317 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 1.0× 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 | 0.2313 | 0.2235 | 0.2333 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guatemala?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guatemala was 0.2317 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2235 in 2022.
- How does Guatemala rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Guatemala ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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