Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Malta
Malta: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 75.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
75.7%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
53rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
86.1%
in 2013
All-time low
74.4%
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malta, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malta recorded 75.7% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malta peaked at 86.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2024.
Malta ranks 53rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 84.8% | — |
| 1998 | 80.5% | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 80.1% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 82.2% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 83.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 80.8% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 74.4% | -5.0% |
| 2025 | 75.7% | +1.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 75.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 91% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 75.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.4%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.6% | 80.5% | 84.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 77.1% | 85.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 82.3% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 74.4% | 83.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malta?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Malta was 75.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Malta ranks 53rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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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