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
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America, 1996–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 22 Austria 87.9% compare
- 23 Republic of Korea 87.4% compare
- 24 Andorra 86.2% compare
- 26 Cayman Islands 84.5% compare
- 27 Macau, China 84.1% compare
- 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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