Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in India
India: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 69.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
69.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
68th
of 206 countries
All-time high
71.2%
in 2019
All-time low
49.3%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in India, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in India is 69.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in India peaked at 71.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2000.
That places India 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 54.8% | — |
| 1998 | 51.2% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 58.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 61.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.6% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 68.2% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 68.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 69.9% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 69.8% | -0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 69.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 69.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 57.8%, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 51.2% | 54.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 49.3% | 62.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 61.4% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 67.2% | 69.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
- 65 Saint Lucia 70.5% compare
- 66 Cape Verde 70.3% compare
- 67 Montenegro 70.2% compare
- 69 Albania 69.6% compare
- 70 Hungary 68.9% compare
- 71 Costa Rica 68.5% compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in India?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in India was 69.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2000.
- How does India rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- India ranks 68th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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