Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Brunei
Brunei: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 79.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.1%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
46th
of 206 countries
All-time high
83.6%
in 2021
All-time low
72.6%
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Brunei, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Brunei recorded 79.1% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Brunei peaked at 83.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 2004.
Brunei ranks 46th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Brunei, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 78.0% | — |
| 1998 | 73.7% | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 77.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 80.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 81.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.3% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 79.1% | +2.3% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 79.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 95% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 79.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.9%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.9% | 73.7% | 78.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 72.6% | 77.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 75.6% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 77.3% | 83.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Brunei?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Brunei was 79.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 2004.
- How does Brunei rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Brunei ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brunei 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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