Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Belgium
Belgium: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 86.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
86.7%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
27th
of 206 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2002
All-time low
84.5%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Belgium, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Belgium stood at 86.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Belgium peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 84.5%, in 2020.
That places Belgium 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 96.1% | — |
| 1998 | 95.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 98.1% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 93.5% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 85.4% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 86.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 86.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 86.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.5%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.8% | 95.5% | 96.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 91.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 85.4% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 84.5% | 88.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Belgium?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Belgium was 86.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.5% in 2020.
- How does Belgium rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Belgium ranks 27th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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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