Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in South Korea
South Korea: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 90.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
90.6%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
22nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
92.8%
in 2021
All-time low
67.2%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 90.6% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Korea peaked at 92.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 1998.
South Korea ranks 22nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 76.0% | — |
| 1998 | 67.2% | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 81.1% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 80.2% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 78.5% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 79.5% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 83.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 90.6% | +2.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 90.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 90.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.9%, 1.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.6% | 67.2% | 76.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.9% | 73.5% | 83.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 84.4% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.6% | 88.5% | 92.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Korea?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Korea was 90.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- South Korea ranks 22nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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