Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea
South Korea: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2218 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2218
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.253
in 1996
All-time low
0.2218
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea is 0.2218, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2218, in 2024.
South Korea ranks 109th 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 South Korea, 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 | 0.2352 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2352 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2352 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2328 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.223 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2218 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.2218 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 96% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.2218 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2361 | 0.2328 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2328 | 0.2328 | 0.2328 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2258 | 0.2218 | 0.2328 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea was 0.2218 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2218 in 2024.
- How does South Korea rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- South Korea ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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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