Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America

United States of America: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 85.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
85.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
25th
of 206 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2002
All-time low
85.3%
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America, 1996–2024

0204060801001996201020241996: 93.31998: 92.62000: 96.22002: 972003: 91.72004: 91.12005: 90.92006: 89.42007: 89.42008: 88.72009: 872010: 87.12011: 87.62012: 892013: 89.52014: 90.42015: 89.92016: 90.22017: 90.42018: 91.22019: 89.42020: 86.62021: 87.32022: 87.52023: 85.32024: 85.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America is 85.3%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America peaked at 97.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 85.3%, in 2024.

That places United States of America 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in United States of America, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 93.3%
1998 92.6% -0.8%
2000 96.2% +3.9%
2002 97.0% +0.9%
2003 91.7% -5.5%
2004 91.1% -0.6%
2005 90.9% -0.3%
2006 89.4% -1.6%
2007 89.4% -0.1%
2008 88.7% -0.8%
2009 87.0% -1.9%
2010 87.1% +0.1%
2011 87.6% +0.6%
2012 89.0% +1.6%
2013 89.5% +0.5%
2014 90.4% +1.0%
2015 89.9% -0.6%
2016 90.2% +0.4%
2017 90.4% +0.1%
2018 91.2% +0.9%
2019 89.4% -2.0%
2020 86.6% -3.2%
2021 87.3% +0.9%
2022 87.5% +0.2%
2023 85.3% -2.5%
2024 85.3% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.9% 92.6% 93.3% 2
2000s 91.3% 87.0% 97.0% 9
2010s 89.5% 87.1% 91.2% 10
2020s 86.4% 85.3% 87.5% 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 22 Austria 87.9% compare
  2. 23 Republic of Korea 87.4% compare
  3. 24 Andorra 86.2% compare
  4. 26 Cayman Islands 84.5% compare
  5. 27 Macau, China 84.1% compare
  6. 28 Estonia 83.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America was 85.3% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
How does United States of America rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
United States of America ranks 25th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America 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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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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