Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Singapore
Singapore: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2218 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2218
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.253
in 1996
All-time low
0.2218
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Singapore, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Singapore is 0.2218, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Singapore peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2218, in 2023.
Singapore ranks 109th 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 Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2353 | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2353 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2353 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2353 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2328 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2328 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2328 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.223 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2218 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2218 | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 0.2218 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 96% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 0.2218 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 89% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2361 | 0.2328 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2328 | 0.2328 | 0.2328 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2256 | 0.2218 | 0.2328 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Singapore?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Singapore was 0.2218 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2218 in 2023.
- How does Singapore rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Singapore ranks 109th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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