Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Hungary
Hungary: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 68.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hungary, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hungary is 68.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hungary peaked at 79.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2025.
That places Hungary 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 76.5% | — |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 79.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 77.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 74.9% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 73.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 71.9% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 72.6% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 68.9% | -0.4% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 68.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 83% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 68.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.5%, 90% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.9% | 76.5% | 77.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 69.9% | 79.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 69.3% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 68.9% | 75.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 67 Montenegro 70.2% compare
- 68 India 69.8% compare
- 69 Albania 69.6% compare
- 71 Costa Rica 68.5% compare
- 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.5% compare
- 73 Bahrain 68.4% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hungary?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Hungary was 68.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 79.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2025.
- How does Hungary rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Hungary ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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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