Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 20.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Afghanistan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Afghanistan stood at 20.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Afghanistan peaked at 37.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 202nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.9% | — |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 21.0% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +79.5% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 28.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 19.8% | -22.2% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 20.1% | +15.4% |
| 2025 | 20.2% | +0.5% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 20.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 33.8%, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 20.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.4%, 36% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Afghanistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +79.5% | 20.9% | 37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 18.6% | 18.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 18.6% | 37.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 27.1% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 17.4% | 25.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Afghanistan?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Afghanistan was 20.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Afghanistan ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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