Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2324 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2324
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
83rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.2527
in 1996
All-time low
0.2324
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1996–2024

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.2531998: 0.2482000: 0.2482002: 0.2482003: 0.2482004: 0.2482005: 0.2482006: 0.2452007: 0.2452008: 0.2452009: 0.2452010: 0.2332011: 0.2332012: 0.2332013: 0.2332014: 0.2332015: 0.2332016: 0.2332017: 0.2332018: 0.2332019: 0.2332020: 0.2332021: 0.2332022: 0.2342023: 0.2342024: 0.232

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.2324. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.2527 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2324, in 2024.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2503 0.2479 0.2527 2
2000s 0.2465 0.2447 0.2479 9
2010s 0.2334 0.2334 0.2334 10
2020s 0.2333 0.2324 0.2337 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 81 Lebanon 0.2334 compare
  2. 82 Papua New Guinea 0.233 compare
  3. 83 Iceland 0.2324 compare
  4. 85 Iraq 0.2321 compare
  5. 86 Kyrgyzstan 0.2321 compare
  6. 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.2321 compare
  7. 86 Nepal 0.2321 compare
  8. 86 Tajikistan 0.2321 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.2324 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2527 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2324 in 2024.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 83rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
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World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
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