Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Laos
Laos: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2261 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2261
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.2261
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Laos, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Laos recorded 0.2261 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2261, in 2024.
That places Laos 88th 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4603 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3736 | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3736 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3376 | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3033 | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2561 | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2377 | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2377 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2403 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2377 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2273 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2273 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2261 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2261 | +0.0% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.2261 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.2261 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 90% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3192 | 0.2561 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.244 | 0.2377 | 0.2561 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2308 | 0.2261 | 0.2403 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 85 Lebanon 0.228 compare
- 86 Papua New Guinea 0.227 compare
- 87 Iraq 0.2267 compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 0.2261 compare
- 88 Nepal 0.2261 compare
- 88 Tajikistan 0.2261 compare
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Laos was 0.2261 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2261 in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Laos ranks 88th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos 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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