Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Mauritania
Mauritania: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 43.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
43.5%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
166th
of 206 countries
All-time high
61.4%
in 1996
All-time low
40.6%
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mauritania, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mauritania is 43.5%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mauritania peaked at 61.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 40.6%, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 166th 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 Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61.4% | — |
| 1998 | 61.1% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 61.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 48.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 43.4% | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 43.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 41.1% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 40.6% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 40.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 43.5% | +6.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 43.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 43.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 61.1% | 61.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 44.7% | 61.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 41.6% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.6% | 43.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mauritania?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Mauritania was 43.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.6% in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Mauritania ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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