Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 53.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
53.1%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
136th
of 206 countries
All-time high
93.3%
in 1996
All-time low
49.7%
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Puerto Rico, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Puerto Rico stood at 53.1%.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Puerto Rico peaked at 93.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2022.
That places Puerto Rico 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 93.3% | — |
| 1998 | 93.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 93.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 83.8% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 92.9% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 66.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | -22.5% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 56.4% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 53.4% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 53.1% | -2.2% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 53.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 64% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 53.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.1% | 93.0% | 93.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 64.4% | 93.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 51.4% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.9% | 49.7% | 54.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0773 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9674 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
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 53.1% in 2025, 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 93.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2022.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Puerto Rico ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. 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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