Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Madagascar
Madagascar: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 40.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
40.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
176th
of 206 countries
All-time high
51.1%
in 2008
All-time low
38.7%
in 2014
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Madagascar, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 40.9% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Madagascar peaked at 51.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 2014.
That places Madagascar 176th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 43.8% | — |
| 1998 | 43.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 43.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.0% | +17.1% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 47.8% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 45.7% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 40.7% | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 39.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 38.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 41.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 39.7% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 40.9% | -1.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 40.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 33.8%, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 40.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.7% | 43.6% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.4% | 43.6% | 51.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 41.7% | 38.7% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.7% | 41.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Madagascar?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Madagascar was 40.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 2014.
- How does Madagascar rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Madagascar ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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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