Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Panama
Panama: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2317 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Panama, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Panama stood at 0.2317. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Panama peaked at 0.2952 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2317, in 2025.
Panama ranks 73rd 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2952 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2952 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2679 | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2679 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2679 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2358 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2358 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2333 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2333 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2443 | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2443 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2443 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2443 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2443 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2443 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.233 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2317 | -0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.2317 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.2317 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2952 | 0.2952 | 0.2952 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2454 | 0.2333 | 0.2679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2377 | 0.2333 | 0.2443 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2366 | 0.2317 | 0.2443 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Panama?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Panama was 0.2317 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2952 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2317 in 2025.
- How does Panama rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Panama ranks 73rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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