Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Portugal
Portugal: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 80.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
80.6%
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
42nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
85.4%
in 2017
All-time low
73.8%
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Portugal, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Portugal stood at 80.6%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Portugal peaked at 85.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.8%, in 2004.
That places Portugal 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 76.4% | — |
| 1998 | 76.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 78.8% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 83.4% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 77.5% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 73.8% | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 83.6% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 79.2% | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 80.6% | +1.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 80.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 97% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 80.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.5%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 76.0% | 76.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 73.8% | 83.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 76.8% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 79.2% | 83.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Portugal?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Portugal was 80.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.8% in 2004.
- How does Portugal rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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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