Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2121 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sri Lanka 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 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2121, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2689 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2478 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.2346 | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.234 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2144 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2229 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2131 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2121 | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2121 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 92% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.2121 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2198, 96% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2346 | 0.2216 | 0.2689 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2216 | 0.2216 | 0.2216 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2218 | 0.2121 | 0.2346 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 145 Mongolia 0.2122 compare
- 146 Bangladesh 0.2121 compare
- 146 Pakistan 0.2121 compare
- 146 Uzbekistan 0.2121 compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka was 0.2121 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2121 in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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