Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand

New Zealand: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 94.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
94.8%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2002
All-time low
90.5%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand, 1996–2024

0204060801001996201020241996: 981998: 96.22000: 942002: 992003: 98.32004: 94.42005: 96.62006: 95.22007: 94.62008: 94.62009: 97.52010: 94.52011: 97.52012: 97.62013: 96.92014: 98.82015: 97.22016: 94.72017: 942018: 92.42019: 922020: 92.22021: 90.52022: 91.12023: 92.52024: 94.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 94.8% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand peaked at 99.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2021.

New Zealand ranks 6th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in New Zealand, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 98.0%
1998 96.2% -1.8%
2000 94.0% -2.3%
2002 99.0% +5.3%
2003 98.3% -0.7%
2004 94.4% -4.0%
2005 96.6% +2.3%
2006 95.2% -1.5%
2007 94.6% -0.6%
2008 94.6% -0.0%
2009 97.5% +3.1%
2010 94.5% -3.2%
2011 97.5% +3.2%
2012 97.6% +0.2%
2013 96.9% -0.7%
2014 98.8% +2.0%
2015 97.2% -1.6%
2016 94.7% -2.5%
2017 94.0% -0.7%
2018 92.4% -1.7%
2019 92.0% -0.4%
2020 92.2% +0.2%
2021 90.5% -1.9%
2022 91.1% +0.7%
2023 92.5% +1.5%
2024 94.8% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 97.1% 96.2% 98.0% 2
2000s 96.0% 94.0% 99.0% 9
2010s 95.6% 92.0% 98.8% 10
2020s 92.2% 90.5% 94.8% 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 3 Luxembourg 98.1% compare
  2. 4 Monaco 97.5% compare
  3. 5 Denmark 95.7% compare
  4. 7 Norway 94.6% compare
  5. 8 Switzerland 94.6% compare
  6. 9 Liechtenstein 94.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in New Zealand was 94.8% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2021.
How does New Zealand rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
New Zealand ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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