Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Macao
Macao: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 87.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
87.5%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
26th
of 206 countries
All-time high
94.1%
in 2004
All-time low
71.7%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Macao, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Macao recorded 87.5% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.7% 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 Macao peaked at 94.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 2000.
Macao ranks 26th 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 Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 72.0% | — |
| 1998 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 71.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 82.5% | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 94.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 87.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 87.5% | +4.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 87.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Macao's 87.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.9%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 71.7% | 72.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 71.7% | 94.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 75.8% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.6% | 87.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More reference data data for Macao
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.037 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 4.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0544 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 8.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Macao?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Macao was 87.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 2000.
- How does Macao rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Macao ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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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