Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in United States
United States: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2366 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in United States, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
United States recorded 0.2366 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 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United States peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2366, in 2024.
United States ranks 55th 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 United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.25 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.25 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.238 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2366 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2366 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.2366 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2517 | 0.25 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2415 | 0.2366 | 0.25 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United States?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in United States was 0.2366 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2366 in 2024.
- How does United States rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- United States ranks 55th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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