Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 56.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
56.8%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
121st
of 206 countries
All-time high
63.7%
in 2015
All-time low
45.8%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sri Lanka, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 56.8% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sri Lanka peaked at 63.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 1998.
Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 53.7% | — |
| 1998 | 45.8% | -14.6% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 52.0% | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 50.6% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 57.5% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 63.4% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 57.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | +4.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 56.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.7%, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 56.8% is below the median for South Asia, which is 57.8%, 98% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 45.8% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 48.6% | 58.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 60.2% | 57.5% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 51.0% | 59.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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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 56.8% in 2025, 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 63.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 1998.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Sri Lanka ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. 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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