Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Netherlands
Netherlands: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 95.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
95.3%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
15th
of 206 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1996
All-time low
95.3%
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Netherlands, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Netherlands is 95.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Netherlands peaked at 100.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2025.
Netherlands ranks 15th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 100.0% | — |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 95.3% | -0.7% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 95.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 95.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.5%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 95.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 96.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 95.3% | 100.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Netherlands?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Netherlands was 95.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Netherlands ranks 15th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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