Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2323 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Trinidad and Tobago, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 0.2323. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2323, in 2025.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 69th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2689 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2545 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2545 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2514 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2652 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2652 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2514 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2364 | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2478 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2361 | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2361 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2336 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2323 | -0.6% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2323 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 0.2323 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 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2579 | 0.2514 | 0.2689 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2523 | 0.2364 | 0.2652 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.239 | 0.2323 | 0.2478 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Trinidad and Tobago was 0.2323 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2323 in 2025.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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