Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.246 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.246
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3388
in 1996
All-time low
0.246
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in North Macedonia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in North Macedonia is 0.246, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in North Macedonia peaked at 0.3388 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.246, in 2023.
North Macedonia ranks 46th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3388 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3388 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3381 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2989 | -11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2707 | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.256 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.256 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2529 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2477 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2477 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2477 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2477 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2477 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2477 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.261 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2613 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2613 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2613 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2613 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2613 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2613 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2613 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2613 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2476 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.246 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.246 | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.246 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.246 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2195, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3388 | 0.3388 | 0.3388 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2684 | 0.2477 | 0.3381 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2572 | 0.2477 | 0.2613 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2514 | 0.246 | 0.2613 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 44 Brunei 0.2523 compare
- 45 Hong Kong 0.2483 compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.246 compare
- 46 Georgia 0.246 compare
- 46 Montenegro 0.246 compare
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in North Macedonia?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in North Macedonia was 0.246 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3388 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.246 in 2023.
- How does North Macedonia rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- North Macedonia ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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