Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Libya
Libya: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 29.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
29.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
194th
of 206 countries
All-time high
37.7%
in 2012
All-time low
25.0%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Libya, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Libya is 29.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Libya peaked at 37.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2020.
That places Libya 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 37.2% | — |
| 1998 | 31.7% | -14.8% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 33.9% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 37.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 28.2% | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 29.3% | +0.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 29.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.7%, 48% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 29.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.4%, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 31.7% | 37.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 29.1% | 35.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 25.1% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 25.0% | 29.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Libya?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Libya was 29.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 37.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2020.
- How does Libya rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Libya ranks 194th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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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