Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Namibia
Namibia: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 61.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
61.2%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
105th
of 206 countries
All-time high
78.3%
in 1996
All-time low
60.0%
in 2005
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Namibia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 61.2% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Namibia peaked at 78.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2005.
Namibia ranks 105th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 78.3% | — |
| 1998 | 70.2% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 60.5% | -13.7% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 60.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 67.5% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 65.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 62.5% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 62.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 61.2% | -2.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 61.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 61.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.2% | 70.2% | 78.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.6% | 60.0% | 70.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 62.9% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 61.2% | 62.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Namibia?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Namibia was 61.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2005.
- How does Namibia rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Namibia ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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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