Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Bhutan
Bhutan: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 75.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
75.0%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
56th
of 206 countries
All-time high
75.0%
in 2025
All-time low
65.9%
in 2006
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan is 75.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan peaked at 75.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2006.
That places Bhutan 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 72.0% | — |
| 1998 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 71.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 71.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 67.1% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 69.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 71.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 73.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 72.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 72.7% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 75.0% | +3.7% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 75.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 75.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 57.8%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 71.7% | 72.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 65.9% | 71.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 68.4% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 72.0% | 75.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bhutan was 75.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2006.
- How does Bhutan rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Bhutan ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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