Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Palau
Palau: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 67.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Palau, 2008–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Palau recorded 67.5% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Palau peaked at 79.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2015.
Palau ranks 78th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 74.9% | — |
| 2009 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 72.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 60.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 67.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 81% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 67.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 64.9%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 74.9% | 75.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.1% | 60.4% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.4% | 65.8% | 67.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
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- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Palau?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Palau was 67.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2015.
- How does Palau rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Palau ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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