Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2483 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.2483
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.253
in 1996
All-time low
0.2483
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.2483 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2483, in 2023.
Hong Kong ranks 45th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2529 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2529 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2529 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2529 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2499 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2499 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2483 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2483 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2483 | +0.0% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.2483 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.2483 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 99% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2516 | 0.2499 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2499 | 0.2499 | 0.2499 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2491 | 0.2483 | 0.2499 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 44 Brunei 0.2523 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 Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong was 0.2483 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2483 in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Hong Kong ranks 45th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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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