Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Japan
Japan: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2365 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Japan is 0.2365, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Japan peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2365, in 2025.
Japan ranks 59th 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2529 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2529 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2529 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2499 | -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 | 0.2379 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2379 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2379 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2365 | -0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.2365 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.2365 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 94% 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 | 0.2417 | 0.2365 | 0.2499 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More reference data data for Japan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Japan?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Japan was 0.2365 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2365 in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Japan ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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