Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Paraguay
Paraguay: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 55.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Paraguay, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Paraguay is 55.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Paraguay peaked at 55.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 2002.
That places Paraguay 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.9% | — |
| 1998 | 36.5% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 37.3% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 41.2% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 48.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 53.3% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 55.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.7%, 91% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 55.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.2% | 36.5% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 31.9% | 48.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 47.9% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.5% | 55.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Paraguay?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Paraguay was 55.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 2002.
- How does Paraguay rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Paraguay ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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