Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Samoa
Samoa: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 70.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.4%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
65th
of 206 countries
All-time high
79.3%
in 2018
All-time low
59.8%
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Samoa, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2024, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Samoa stood at 70.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Samoa peaked at 79.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 2003.
That places Samoa 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 60.2% | — |
| 1998 | 60.0% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 60.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 63.1% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 61.0% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +19.1% |
| 2015 | 74.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 79.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 70.1% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 70.4% | +0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 70.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57.8%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 70.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 62.6%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.1% | 60.0% | 60.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 59.8% | 64.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 61.0% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 66.3% | 73.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Samoa?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Samoa was 70.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 2003.
- How does Samoa rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Samoa ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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