Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Laos
Laos: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 47.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos is 47.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos peaked at 54.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2003.
That places Laos 150th 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.7% | — |
| 1998 | 50.5% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | -21.0% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | -17.7% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -15.8% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 43.1% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 43.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.3% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 54.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 44.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 47.8% | +2.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 47.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 47.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.9%, 74% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Laos changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +30.9% | 32.8% | 42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 50.5% | 50.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.3% | 32.8% | 50.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 43.3% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 43.8% | 47.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Laos was 47.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2003.
- How does Laos rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Laos ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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