Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Libya
Libya: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2212 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2212
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
119th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.2171
in 2014
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Libya, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.2212 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Libya peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2171, in 2014.
Libya ranks 119th 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 Libya, 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 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2478 | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.245 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2219 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2171 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2171 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2171 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2171 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2171 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2308 | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2308 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2308 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2212 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2212 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2212 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2212 | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.2212 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 95% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.2212 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2649 | 0.2478 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2273 | 0.2171 | 0.245 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2244 | 0.2212 | 0.2308 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 120 Eswatini 0.2203 compare
- 121 Austria 0.2195 compare
- 121 Belgium 0.2195 compare
- 121 Cyprus 0.2195 compare
- 121 Denmark 0.2195 compare
- 121 Finland 0.2195 compare
- 121 France 0.2195 compare
- 121 Germany 0.2195 compare
- 121 Greece 0.2195 compare
- 121 Ireland 0.2195 compare
- 121 Italy 0.2195 compare
- 121 Luxembourg 0.2195 compare
- 121 Netherlands 0.2195 compare
- 121 Portugal 0.2195 compare
- 121 Spain 0.2195 compare
- 121 Sweden 0.2195 compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Libya?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Libya was 0.2212 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2171 in 2014.
- How does Libya rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Libya ranks 119th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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