Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta
Malta: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2296 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2296
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 1996
All-time low
0.2296
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta stood at 0.2296. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2296, in 2024.
That places Malta 81st 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3188 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3086 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3086 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2627 | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2593 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2419 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2309 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2309 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2296 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.2296 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 99% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.2296 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3021 | 0.2593 | 0.3679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2593 | 0.2593 | 0.2593 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.237 | 0.2296 | 0.2593 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta was 0.2296 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2296 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Malta ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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