Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Macao
Macao: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.3388 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3388
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.3388
in 2009
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Macao, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Macao recorded 0.3388 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Macao peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3388, in 2009.
Macao ranks 23rd 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 Macao, 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 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.3388 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.3388 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 1.4× the median. (34 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 | 0.3388 | 0.3388 | 0.3388 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 8.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Macao?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Macao was 0.3388 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3388 in 2009.
- How does Macao rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Macao ranks 23rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Macao 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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