Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in India
India: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2136 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2136
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.253
in 1996
All-time low
0.2135
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in India, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
India recorded 0.2136 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in India peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2135, in 2022.
That places India 141st 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2353 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2353 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2255 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2157 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2138 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2138 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2233 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2232 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2135 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2135 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2136 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.2136 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2198, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2245 | 0.2138 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2157 | 0.2138 | 0.2233 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2168 | 0.2135 | 0.2232 | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in India?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in India was 0.2136 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2135 in 2022.
- How does India rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- India ranks 141st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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