Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.223 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.223
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
97th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.223
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in United Arab Emirates, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United Arab Emirates is 0.223, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.223, in 2022.
That places United Arab Emirates 97th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2689 | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2478 | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.245 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2328 | -5.0% |
| 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 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.223 | +0.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.223 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 96% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.223 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2566 | 0.245 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2341 | 0.2328 | 0.245 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2263 | 0.223 | 0.2328 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United Arab Emirates?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United Arab Emirates was 0.223 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.223 in 2022.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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