Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Benin
Benin: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 55.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
55.4%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
128th
of 206 countries
All-time high
56.3%
in 2020
All-time low
46.1%
in 2006
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Benin, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Benin recorded 55.4% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Benin peaked at 56.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2006.
That places Benin 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.7% | — |
| 1998 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 52.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 52.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 55.4% | +1.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 55.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 55.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 46.1% | 53.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 50.7% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1% | 54.5% | 56.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Benin?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Benin was 55.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Benin ranks 128th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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