Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Jamaica
Jamaica: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 64.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64.0%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
94th
of 206 countries
All-time high
72.6%
in 2019
All-time low
52.7%
in 2005
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Jamaica, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Jamaica stood at 64.0%.
That represents a change of down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Jamaica peaked at 72.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2005.
That places Jamaica 94th 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 59.1% | — |
| 1998 | 59.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 58.5% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 52.7% | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 62.8% | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 69.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.3% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 63.4% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 64.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 64.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.7%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 64.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.0% | 59.0% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 52.7% | 66.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 65.1% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 63.4% | 70.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Jamaica?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Jamaica was 64.0% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2005.
- How does Jamaica rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Jamaica ranks 94th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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