Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2366 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2366
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.253
in 1996
All-time low
0.2366
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.2366 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2366, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 55th 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.238 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2366 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2366 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2366 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.2366 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.2366 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 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2517 | 0.25 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2413 | 0.2366 | 0.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in New Zealand was 0.2366 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2366 in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- New Zealand ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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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