Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 64.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
64.5%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
82nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
67.4%
in 2012
All-time low
59.5%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 59.51998: 59.52000: 62.12002: 63.32003: 63.22004: 64.22005: 63.62006: 62.22007: 63.72008: 64.32009: 66.82010: 66.82011: 66.12012: 67.42013: 65.92014: 66.52015: 66.32016: 65.52017: 65.82018: 66.22019: 65.22020: 63.72021: 64.62022: 61.32023: 65.42024: 64.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica is 64.5%, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica peaked at 67.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1998.

Costa Rica ranks 82nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Costa Rica, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 59.5%
1998 59.5% -0.1%
2000 62.1% +4.4%
2002 63.3% +1.9%
2003 63.2% -0.2%
2004 64.2% +1.7%
2005 63.6% -1.1%
2006 62.2% -2.1%
2007 63.7% +2.4%
2008 64.3% +1.0%
2009 66.8% +3.8%
2010 66.8% +0.0%
2011 66.1% -1.1%
2012 67.4% +2.0%
2013 65.9% -2.2%
2014 66.5% +0.8%
2015 66.3% -0.2%
2016 65.5% -1.3%
2017 65.8% +0.5%
2018 66.2% +0.6%
2019 65.2% -1.4%
2020 63.7% -2.3%
2021 64.6% +1.4%
2022 61.3% -5.1%
2023 65.4% +6.7%
2024 64.5% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.5% 59.5% 59.5% 2
2000s 63.7% 62.1% 66.8% 9
2010s 66.2% 65.2% 67.4% 10
2020s 63.9% 61.3% 65.4% 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 79 Dominica 65.2% compare
  2. 80 Albania 64.9% compare
  3. 81 Kuwait 64.7% compare
  4. 83 Rwanda 64.3% compare
  5. 84 Moldova 63.8% compare
  6. 85 Panama 63.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Costa Rica was 64.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1998.
How does Costa Rica rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Costa Rica ranks 82nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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