Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iran
Iran: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2336 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2336
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.224
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Iran, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.2336 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 Iran peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.224, in 2022.
That places Iran 61st 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2689 | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2545 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2545 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2514 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.234 | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 0.245 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.234 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.224 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2336 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2336 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2336 | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.2336 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.2336 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.261 | 0.2514 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2384 | 0.234 | 0.245 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2321 | 0.224 | 0.234 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More reference data data for Iran
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.34 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 109.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Iran?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Iran was 0.2336 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.224 in 2022.
- How does Iran rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Iran ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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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