Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2229 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2229
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2679
in 1996
All-time low
0.214
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.2229 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua peaked at 0.2679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.214, in 2022.
Nicaragua ranks 98th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2471 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2471 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2358 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2247 | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2226 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2226 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.214 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2223 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2223 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2229 | +0.2% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.2229 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.2229 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 96% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2679 | 0.2679 | 0.2679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2348 | 0.2226 | 0.2679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2226 | 0.2226 | 0.2226 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2211 | 0.214 | 0.2229 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More reference data data for Nicaragua
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4457 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Nicaragua was 0.2229 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.214 in 2022.
- How does Nicaragua rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Nicaragua ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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