Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2121 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2121
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.2121
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 0.2121 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2121, in 2022.
That places Pakistan 146th 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 Pakistan, 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 | 0.2478 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2364 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2237 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2216 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2216 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2121 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2121 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2121 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2121 | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.2121 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.2121 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.24 | 0.2216 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2216 | 0.2216 | 0.2216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2152 | 0.2121 | 0.2216 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 145 Mongolia 0.2122 compare
- 146 Bangladesh 0.2121 compare
- 146 Sri Lanka 0.2121 compare
- 146 Uzbekistan 0.2121 compare
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Pakistan was 0.2121 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2121 in 2022.
- How does Pakistan rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Pakistan ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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