Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in South Sudan
South Sudan: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 13.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Sudan, 2011–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Sudan is 13.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Sudan peaked at 34.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2021.
South Sudan ranks 206th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 34.0% | — |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 26.9% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 16.2% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 13.8% | -4.0% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 13.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 33.8%, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 13.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.2% | 15.4% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.7% | 12.9% | 14.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0368 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.41 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.23 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4032 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.2 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 62.9 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2004 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Sudan?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Sudan was 13.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2021.
- How does South Sudan rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- South Sudan ranks 206th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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