Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Latvia
Latvia: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2076 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2076
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3388
in 1996
All-time low
0.2076
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Latvia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Latvia stood at 0.2076. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Latvia peaked at 0.3388 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2076, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 153rd 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3388 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2685 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2476 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2476 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2427 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2427 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2286 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2288 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2288 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2288 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2288 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2288 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2288 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2288 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2165 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2086 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2086 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2076 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2076 | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 0.2076 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 90% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 0.2076 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2195, 95% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3176 | 0.2964 | 0.3388 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2455 | 0.24 | 0.2685 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2321 | 0.2286 | 0.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.213 | 0.2076 | 0.2288 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 150 Gabon 0.2118 compare
- 151 Jordan 0.2092 compare
- 152 Algeria 0.209 compare
- 153 Bulgaria 0.2076 compare
- 153 Croatia 0.2076 compare
- 153 Czechia 0.2076 compare
- 153 Estonia 0.2076 compare
- 153 Hungary 0.2076 compare
- 153 Lithuania 0.2076 compare
- 153 Poland 0.2076 compare
- 153 Romania 0.2076 compare
- 153 Slovakia 0.2076 compare
- 153 Slovenia 0.2076 compare
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Latvia?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Latvia was 0.2076 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3388 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2076 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Latvia ranks 153rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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