Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Serbia
Serbia: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2283 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Serbia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.2283 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 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Serbia peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2283, in 2024.
That places Serbia 82nd 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2959 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2686 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2476 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2476 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2476 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2447 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2447 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2447 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2447 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2447 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2447 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.24 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.24 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2403 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2296 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2283 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2283 | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.2283 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 99% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.2283 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2195, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.254 | 0.2447 | 0.2959 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2411 | 0.24 | 0.2447 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2327 | 0.2283 | 0.2403 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Serbia?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Serbia was 0.2283 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2283 in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Serbia ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia 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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