Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Iraq
Iraq: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 39.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq stood at 39.2%.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq peaked at 39.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2002.
Iraq ranks 181st of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23.0% | — |
| 1998 | 17.5% | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.9% | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +52.5% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 22.4% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 34.3% | +31.5% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 36.7% | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 36.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +18.0% |
| 2025 | 39.2% | +6.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 39.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.7%, 65% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 39.2% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.4%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Iraq 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 | +52.5% | 18.5% | 28.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.2% | 17.5% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 14.9% | 36.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 35.1% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 31.2% | 39.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More reference data data for Iraq
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2116 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3911 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.235 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 30.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Iraq was 39.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2002.
- How does Iraq rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Iraq ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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