Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Nigeria
Nigeria: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 40.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
40.0%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
179th
of 206 countries
All-time high
43.7%
in 2018
All-time low
29.4%
in 2002
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria stood at 40.0%.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Nigeria peaked at 43.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2002.
That places Nigeria 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 37.2% | — |
| 1998 | 34.1% | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | -18.5% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.1% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 40.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 42.3% | +7.9% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 40.0% | +2.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 40.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 40.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.6% | 34.1% | 37.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 36.2% | 29.4% | 40.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.7% | 37.3% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.1% | 42.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 176 Madagascar 40.9% compare
- 177 Guinea 40.4% compare
- 178 Zimbabwe 40.4% compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 39.5% compare
- 181 Iraq 39.2% compare
- 182 Turkmenistan 38.0% compare
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
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 40.0% in 2025, 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 43.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2002.
- How does Nigeria rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Nigeria ranks 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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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