Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Bahamas
Bahamas: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 74.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
74.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
58th
of 206 countries
All-time high
87.6%
in 2008
All-time low
72.9%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bahamas, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 74.9% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bahamas peaked at 87.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2020.
Bahamas ranks 58th 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: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 87.5% | — |
| 1998 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 87.3% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 87.2% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 80.1% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.9% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 74.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 90% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 74.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.4% | 87.3% | 87.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 80.1% | 87.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 75.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.2% | 72.9% | 74.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 55 Croatia 75.1% compare
- 56 Bhutan 75.0% compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 74.9% compare
- 59 Antigua and Barbuda 74.4% compare
- 60 Barbados 74.1% compare
- 61 United States Virgin Islands 72.9% compare
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bahamas?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bahamas was 74.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2020.
- How does Bahamas rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Bahamas ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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