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

Nigeria: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 37.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37.9%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
182nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
40.9%
in 2018
All-time low
29.7%
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 401998: 35.22000: 35.42002: 29.72003: 32.72004: 372005: 36.72006: 37.52007: 39.32008: 38.12009: 36.12010: 35.72011: 36.12012: 392013: 38.32014: 36.92015: 39.62016: 39.52017: 40.72018: 40.92019: 38.62020: 38.32021: 37.52022: 37.22023: 40.62024: 37.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria stood at 37.9%.

The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria peaked at 40.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2002.

That places Nigeria 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.6% 35.2% 40.0% 2
2000s 35.8% 29.7% 39.3% 9
2010s 38.5% 35.7% 40.9% 10
2020s 38.3% 37.2% 40.6% 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 179 Nicaragua 38.1% compare
  2. 180 Burundi 38.0% compare
  3. 181 Zimbabwe 38.0% compare
  4. 183 Iraq 37.3% compare
  5. 184 Lebanon 36.8% compare
  6. 185 Congo 36.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria was 37.9% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2002.
How does Nigeria rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Nigeria ranks 182nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nigeria 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
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
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