Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in United States
United States: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 84.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States is 84.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 84.7%, in 2025.
That places United States 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 97.2% | — |
| 1998 | 96.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 93.4% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 92.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 91.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 88.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 84.7% | -2.6% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 84.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 90.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 90.3% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 84.7% | 88.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States was 84.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.7% in 2025.
- How does United States rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- United States ranks 32nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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