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

Korea: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 87.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
87.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
23rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
90.5%
in 2019
All-time low
65.6%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801001996201020241996: 72.91998: 65.62000: 72.22002: 78.82003: 77.62004: 75.72005: 78.82006: 76.92007: 81.12008: 77.12009: 78.82010: 83.62011: 84.62012: 84.82013: 82.62014: 81.92015: 82.12016: 81.92017: 81.82018: 85.82019: 90.52020: 89.82021: 90.52022: 87.42023: 87.62024: 87.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Korea recorded 87.4% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Korea peaked at 90.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 1998.

Korea ranks 23rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.2% 65.6% 72.9% 2
2000s 77.4% 72.2% 81.1% 9
2010s 84.0% 81.8% 90.5% 10
2020s 88.5% 87.4% 90.5% 5

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 20 Germany 88.5% compare
  2. 21 Guam 88.4% compare
  3. 22 Austria 87.9% compare
  4. 24 Andorra 86.2% compare
  5. 25 United States 85.3% compare
  6. 26 Cayman Islands 84.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Korea?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Korea was 87.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 1998.
How does Korea rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Korea ranks 23rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea 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
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
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