Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Tanzania
Tanzania: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tanzania, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tanzania stood at 53.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tanzania peaked at 53.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 1996.
Tanzania ranks 134th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 36.2% | — |
| 1998 | 43.8% | +21.1% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.5% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.0% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 49.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 50.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 52.9% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 53.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 53.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.0% | 36.2% | 43.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 43.8% | 51.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.1% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4% | 49.8% | 53.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 131 Mongolia 55.3% compare
- 132 El Salvador 55.0% compare
- 133 Cote d'Ivoire 53.3% compare
- 135 Tunisia 53.3% compare
- 136 Puerto Rico 53.1% compare
- 137 Cuba 52.7% compare
More reference data data for Tanzania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 59.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 72.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tanzania?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tanzania was 53.3% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 1996.
- How does Tanzania rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Tanzania ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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