Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Vietnam
Vietnam: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2135 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Vietnam, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Vietnam stood at 0.2135. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Vietnam peaked at 0.2689 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2135, in 2025.
That places Vietnam 142nd 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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2689 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2478 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2364 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2237 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2215 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2215 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2321 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2339 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2239 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2228 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2228 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2135 | -4.2% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.2135 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 92% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.2135 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 85% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2345 | 0.2215 | 0.2689 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2215 | 0.2215 | 0.2215 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2248 | 0.2135 | 0.2339 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Vietnam?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Vietnam was 0.2135 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2689 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2135 in 2025.
- How does Vietnam rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Vietnam ranks 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vietnam 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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