Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Romania
Romania: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 66.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
66.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
81st
of 206 countries
All-time high
67.5%
in 2024
All-time low
40.5%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Romania, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Romania recorded 66.9% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Romania peaked at 67.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 1998.
That places Romania 81st 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 40.6% | — |
| 1998 | 40.5% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 45.8% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 50.5% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 51.9% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 49.3% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 48.7% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 58.9% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.1% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 61.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.2% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 56.5% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 67.5% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 66.9% | -0.9% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 66.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 81% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 66.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.5%, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 45.8% | 53.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 58.9% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.3% | 56.5% | 67.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Romania?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Romania was 66.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 1998.
- How does Romania rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Romania ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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