Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 46.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia stood at 46.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia peaked at 51.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 30.2%, in 2003.
That places Ethiopia 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 31.8% | — |
| 1998 | 31.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 30.2% | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 51.3% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 48.6% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 48.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 44.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 44.6% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 46.2% | +3.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 46.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 33.8%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 46.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Ethiopia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +25.8% | 30.2% | 38.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 30.2% | 49.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 48.4% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 44.3% | 48.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ethiopia was 46.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.2% in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Ethiopia ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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