Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Qatar
Qatar: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 80.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
80.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
43rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
81.3%
in 2022
All-time low
65.3%
in 2005
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Qatar, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 80.2% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Qatar peaked at 81.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2005.
That places Qatar 43rd 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 65.9% | — |
| 1998 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 68.0% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 72.7% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 76.2% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 77.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 80.1% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 80.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 97% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 80.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 55.4%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.9% | 65.3% | 77.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 74.2% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 77.1% | 81.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More reference data data for Qatar
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Qatar?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Qatar was 80.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2005.
- How does Qatar rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Qatar ranks 43rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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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