Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Mali
Mali: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 30.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali is 30.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali peaked at 48.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 2025.
That places Mali 193rd 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 35.5% | — |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 35.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.0% | +33.2% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 41.1% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 43.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 46.0% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 34.9% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 32.6% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 30.5% | -0.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 30.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 33.8%, 90% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 30.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Mali 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +33.2% | 35.3% | 47.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.3% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 35.3% | 48.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 38.4% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 30.5% | 34.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mali was 30.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 2025.
- How does Mali rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Mali ranks 193rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali 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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