Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 74.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saudi Arabia is 74.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saudi Arabia peaked at 74.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2003.
That places Saudi Arabia 57th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 53.7% | — |
| 1998 | 53.6% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 53.6% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.0% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 60.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 60.4% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.7% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +8.4% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 74.9% | +2.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 74.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 90% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 74.9% 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 | 53.7% | 53.6% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 48.0% | 58.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 57.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.2% | 60.7% | 74.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saudi Arabia?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saudi Arabia was 74.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2003.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 57th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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