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

Puerto Rico: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 55.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
55.4%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
118th
of 206 countries
All-time high
90.3%
in 1996
All-time low
50.6%
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0204060801001996201020241996: 90.31998: 90.12000: 90.22002: 90.22003: 89.92004: 81.32005: 89.82006: 75.22007: 722008: 72.32009: 652010: 64.92011: 64.92012: 65.72013: 652014: 67.92015: 67.12016: 67.12017: 51.42018: 54.42019: 56.62020: 53.42021: 53.52022: 50.62023: 54.32024: 55.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Puerto Rico stood at 55.4%.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Puerto Rico peaked at 90.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2022.

That places Puerto Rico 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Puerto Rico, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 90.3%
1998 90.1% -0.2%
2000 90.2% +0.1%
2002 90.2% +0.0%
2003 89.9% -0.3%
2004 81.3% -9.6%
2005 89.8% +10.5%
2006 75.2% -16.2%
2007 72.0% -4.3%
2008 72.3% +0.4%
2009 65.0% -10.0%
2010 64.9% -0.3%
2011 64.9% +0.0%
2012 65.7% +1.3%
2013 65.0% -1.2%
2014 67.9% +4.5%
2015 67.1% -1.2%
2016 67.1% +0.0%
2017 51.4% -23.4%
2018 54.4% +5.9%
2019 56.6% +4.0%
2020 53.4% -5.7%
2021 53.5% +0.1%
2022 50.6% -5.4%
2023 54.3% +7.4%
2024 55.4% +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.2% 90.1% 90.3% 2
2000s 80.7% 65.0% 90.2% 9
2010s 62.5% 51.4% 67.9% 10
2020s 53.4% 50.6% 55.4% 5

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  5. 120 Ecuador 54.6% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Puerto Rico?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Puerto Rico was 55.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2022.
How does Puerto Rico rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Puerto Rico ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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