Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 53.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
53.0%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
131st
of 206 countries
All-time high
61.3%
in 2014
All-time low
48.5%
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sri Lanka, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 55.11998: 49.12000: 50.52002: 57.22003: 51.92004: 50.12005: 51.72006: 532007: 54.32008: 54.12009: 56.72010: 552011: 55.42012: 55.22013: 55.82014: 61.32015: 60.32016: 57.92017: 57.22018: 56.72019: 57.22020: 56.82021: 54.42022: 48.52023: 53.12024: 53

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 53.0% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sri Lanka peaked at 61.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 2022.

Sri Lanka ranks 131st of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Sri Lanka, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 55.1%
1998 49.1% -10.8%
2000 50.5% +2.8%
2002 57.2% +13.3%
2003 51.9% -9.3%
2004 50.1% -3.4%
2005 51.7% +3.2%
2006 53.0% +2.4%
2007 54.3% +2.5%
2008 54.1% -0.2%
2009 56.7% +4.7%
2010 55.0% -3.1%
2011 55.4% +0.8%
2012 55.2% -0.4%
2013 55.8% +1.1%
2014 61.3% +9.9%
2015 60.3% -1.6%
2016 57.9% -4.1%
2017 57.2% -1.1%
2018 56.7% -0.9%
2019 57.2% +0.9%
2020 56.8% -0.6%
2021 54.4% -4.2%
2022 48.5% -10.8%
2023 53.1% +9.3%
2024 53.0% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52.1% 49.1% 55.1% 2
2000s 53.3% 50.1% 57.2% 9
2010s 57.2% 55.0% 61.3% 10
2020s 53.2% 48.5% 56.8% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sri Lanka?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sri Lanka was 53.0% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 61.3% in 2014.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 2022.
How does Sri Lanka rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Sri Lanka ranks 131st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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