Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
91.1%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
16th
of 206 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2018
All-time low
83.7%
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801001996201020241996: 90.41998: 87.62000: 88.82002: 83.72003: 902004: 88.82005: 90.62006: 93.42007: 92.12008: 92.12009: 91.22010: 90.52011: 90.82012: 95.92013: 92.92014: 95.22015: 95.12016: 96.42017: 96.72018: 972019: 962020: 90.22021: 90.92022: 91.22023: 89.12024: 91.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hong Kong is 91.1%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hong Kong peaked at 97.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2002.

Hong Kong ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Hong Kong, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 90.4%
1998 87.6% -3.1%
2000 88.8% +1.4%
2002 83.7% -5.8%
2003 90.0% +7.5%
2004 88.8% -1.3%
2005 90.6% +2.0%
2006 93.4% +3.2%
2007 92.1% -1.5%
2008 92.1% -0.0%
2009 91.2% -1.0%
2010 90.5% -0.7%
2011 90.8% +0.4%
2012 95.9% +5.5%
2013 92.9% -3.1%
2014 95.2% +2.4%
2015 95.1% -0.1%
2016 96.4% +1.4%
2017 96.7% +0.4%
2018 97.0% +0.3%
2019 96.0% -1.0%
2020 90.2% -6.0%
2021 90.9% +0.7%
2022 91.2% +0.4%
2023 89.1% -2.3%
2024 91.1% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 89.0% 87.6% 90.4% 2
2000s 90.1% 83.7% 93.4% 9
2010s 94.7% 90.5% 97.0% 10
2020s 90.5% 89.1% 91.2% 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 13 Sweden 92.9% compare
  2. 14 Netherlands 92.5% compare
  3. 15 Bermuda 92.4% compare
  4. 17 Greenland 90.9% compare
  5. 18 Iceland 90.8% compare
  6. 19 Ireland 89.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hong Kong?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hong Kong was 91.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2002.
How does Hong Kong rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Hong Kong ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong 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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