Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 70.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
70.5%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
65th
of 206 countries
All-time high
87.1%
in 2010
All-time low
62.7%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saint Lucia, 2004–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saint Lucia stood at 70.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saint Lucia peaked at 87.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 2021.
Saint Lucia ranks 65th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 68.5% | — |
| 2005 | 80.3% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 69.3% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 68.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 71.5% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 69.8% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 70.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.7%, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 70.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 68.5% | 81.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 66.7% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.5% | 62.7% | 72.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saint Lucia?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Saint Lucia was 70.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 2021.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Saint Lucia ranks 65th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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