Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Myanmar
Myanmar: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2378 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2378
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
54th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.2215
in 2015
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Myanmar, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 0.2378 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Myanmar peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2215, in 2015.
Myanmar ranks 54th 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 Myanmar, 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 | 0.2545 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2545 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2514 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2231 | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2216 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2215 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2362 | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2362 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.226 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2358 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2359 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2378 | +0.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.2378 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.2378 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.261 | 0.2514 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2307 | 0.2215 | 0.2514 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2346 | 0.226 | 0.2378 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 51 Bhutan 0.2444 compare
- 52 Afghanistan 0.2437 compare
- 53 Kosovo 0.241 compare
- 55 Canada 0.2366 compare
- 55 Israel 0.2366 compare
- 55 New Zealand 0.2366 compare
- 55 United States 0.2366 compare
More reference data data for Myanmar
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Myanmar?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Myanmar was 0.2378 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2215 in 2015.
- How does Myanmar rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Myanmar ranks 54th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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