Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.3105 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Liechtenstein, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Liechtenstein is 0.3105, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Liechtenstein peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3105, in 2022.
Liechtenstein ranks 27th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Liechtenstein, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4603 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3388 | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3105 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3105 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3105 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3105 | +0.0% |
Liechtenstein compared with similar countries
- Liechtenstein's 0.3105 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.3× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Liechtenstein's 0.3105 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2195, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4468 | 0.3388 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3388 | 0.3388 | 0.3388 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.32 | 0.3105 | 0.3388 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate -0.189 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Liechtenstein?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Liechtenstein was 0.3105 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3105 in 2022.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Liechtenstein ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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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