Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Netherlands

Netherlands: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2238 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2238
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2527
in 1996
All-time low
0.2238
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Netherlands, 1996–2024

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.2531998: 0.2532000: 0.2532002: 0.2482003: 0.2482004: 0.2482005: 0.2482006: 0.2452007: 0.2452008: 0.2452009: 0.2452010: 0.2332011: 0.2332012: 0.2332013: 0.2332014: 0.2332015: 0.2332016: 0.2332017: 0.2332018: 0.2332019: 0.2332020: 0.2332021: 0.2332022: 0.2242023: 0.2242024: 0.224

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Netherlands stood at 0.2238. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Netherlands peaked at 0.2527 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2238, in 2022.

That places Netherlands 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Netherlands, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2527 —
1998 0.2527 +0.0%
2000 0.2527 +0.0%
2002 0.2479 -1.9%
2003 0.2479 +0.0%
2004 0.2479 +0.0%
2005 0.2479 +0.0%
2006 0.2447 -1.3%
2007 0.2447 +0.0%
2008 0.2447 +0.0%
2009 0.2447 +0.0%
2010 0.2334 -4.6%
2011 0.2334 +0.0%
2012 0.2334 +0.0%
2013 0.2334 +0.0%
2014 0.2334 +0.0%
2015 0.2334 +0.0%
2016 0.2334 +0.0%
2017 0.2334 +0.0%
2018 0.2334 +0.0%
2019 0.2334 +0.0%
2020 0.2334 +0.0%
2021 0.2334 +0.0%
2022 0.2238 -4.1%
2023 0.2238 +0.0%
2024 0.2238 +0.0%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 0.2238 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2324, 96% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 0.2238 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.224, 100% of the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2527 0.2527 0.2527 2
2000s 0.247 0.2447 0.2527 9
2010s 0.2334 0.2334 0.2334 10
2020s 0.2276 0.2238 0.2334 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 118 Eswatini 0.2241 compare
  2. 119 Cape Verde 0.2241 compare
  3. 120 Denmark 0.2238 compare
  4. 120 Finland 0.2238 compare
  5. 120 Luxembourg 0.2238 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Netherlands?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Netherlands was 0.2238 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 0.2527 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2238 in 2022.
How does Netherlands rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Netherlands ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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