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

Latest (2025)
91.3%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
21st
of 206 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
90.5%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Austria, 1996–2025

0204060801001996201020251996: 98.11998: 97.92000: 1002002: 1002003: 99.12004: 982005: 99.62006: 95.82007: 95.82008: 95.62009: 93.82010: 94.22011: 91.82012: 91.42013: 91.82014: 94.42015: 92.82016: 93.82017: 93.42018: 92.72019: 95.42020: 95.82021: 94.72022: 93.32023: 92.72024: 90.52025: 91.3

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

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Austria, 1996 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Greenland 92.5% compare
  2. 19 Hong Kong 92.2% compare
  3. 20 Iceland 91.8% compare
  4. 22 South Korea 90.6% compare
  5. 23 Guam 90.5% compare
  6. 24 Germany 90.2% compare

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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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,392 data points, 1996–2025
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