Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malaysia
Malaysia: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2218 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malaysia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malaysia is 0.2218, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malaysia peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2218, in 2024.
That places Malaysia 109th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2353 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2353 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2255 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2255 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2233 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2232 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2232 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2352 | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2328 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.223 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2218 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.2218 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 96% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.2218 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2297 | 0.2232 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2232 | 0.2232 | 0.2232 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2262 | 0.2218 | 0.2352 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malaysia?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malaysia was 0.2218 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2218 in 2024.
- How does Malaysia rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Malaysia ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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