Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Oman
Oman: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2219 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2219
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
104th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.2219
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Oman, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Oman stood at 0.2219. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Oman peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2219, in 2025.
That places Oman 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Oman, 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 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2478 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.245 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2478 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2361 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2361 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.223 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2219 | -0.5% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 0.2219 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 96% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Oman's 0.2219 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2626 | 0.2478 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2461 | 0.245 | 0.2478 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2355 | 0.2219 | 0.2478 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oman
- 101 Cape Verde 0.2224 compare
- 102 Bolivia 0.2223 compare
- 102 El Salvador 0.2223 compare
- 104 Bahrain 0.2219 compare
- 104 China 0.2219 compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 0.2219 compare
- 104 Saudi Arabia 0.2219 compare
More reference data data for Oman
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0349 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0149 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0087 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Oman?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Oman was 0.2219 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2219 in 2025.
- How does Oman rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Oman ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oman 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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