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

Japan: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
2nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2024
All-time low
81.3%
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801001996201020241996: 81.31998: 82.32000: 86.62002: 84.92003: 84.62004: 852005: 86.72006: 87.62007: 84.52008: 84.42009: 85.12010: 85.22011: 85.22012: 84.82013: 87.52014: 93.82015: 92.52016: 94.62017: 92.62018: 94.82019: 952020: 94.42021: 91.42022: 98.42023: 97.62024: 99.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Japan recorded 99.5% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 1996.

Japan ranks 2nd 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.8% 81.3% 82.3% 2
2000s 85.5% 84.4% 87.6% 9
2010s 90.6% 84.8% 95.0% 10
2020s 96.3% 91.4% 99.5% 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 Singapore 100.0% compare
  2. 3 Luxembourg 98.1% compare
  3. 4 Monaco 97.5% compare
  4. 5 Denmark 95.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Japan was 99.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 1996.
How does Japan rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Japan ranks 2nd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan 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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