Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Austria
Austria: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 91.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Austria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Austria is 91.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Austria peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2024.
That places Austria 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 98.1% | — |
| 1998 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 99.6% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 95.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 91.8% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 92.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 92.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 90.5% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 91.3% | +0.9% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 91.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Austria's 91.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.5%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.0% | 97.9% | 98.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 93.8% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 91.4% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 90.5% | 95.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Austria?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Austria was 91.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Austria ranks 21st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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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