Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Cambodia
Cambodia: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 51.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
51.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
139th
of 206 countries
All-time high
54.4%
in 2017
All-time low
33.7%
in 2005
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cambodia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cambodia stood at 51.7%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cambodia peaked at 54.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2005.
Cambodia ranks 139th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.1% | — |
| 1998 | 38.0% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 38.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 37.4% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 45.1% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 50.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 48.4% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 53.2% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | -0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 51.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 51.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.9%, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 33.7% | 48.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.4% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 48.1% | 51.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More reference data data for Cambodia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6712 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8836 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cambodia?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Cambodia was 51.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2005.
- How does Cambodia rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Cambodia ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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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