Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Kuwait
Kuwait: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 64.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
64.9%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
87th
of 206 countries
All-time high
64.9%
in 2025
All-time low
53.6%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Kuwait, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Kuwait stood at 64.9%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Kuwait peaked at 64.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 87th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61.5% | — |
| 1998 | 53.6% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.8% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 60.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 58.2% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 63.7% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 64.9% | +3.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 64.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 78% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 64.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.4%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.5% | 53.6% | 61.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 59.4% | 53.6% | 62.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 58.5% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 58.2% | 64.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Kuwait?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Kuwait was 64.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Kuwait ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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