Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 61.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
61.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
102nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
62.9%
in 2019
All-time low
46.0%
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria stood at 61.9%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria peaked at 62.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 1996.
That places Bulgaria 102nd 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 Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 46.0% | — |
| 1998 | 53.6% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 58.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 56.3% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 61.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 60.4% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 61.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
Bulgaria compared with similar countries
- Bulgaria's 61.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 75% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bulgaria's 61.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.5%, 81% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 46.0% | 53.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.8% | 53.9% | 61.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 56.4% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 60.0% | 61.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
More reference data data for Bulgaria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Bulgaria was 61.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 62.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 1996.
- How does Bulgaria rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Bulgaria ranks 102nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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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