Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Uruguay
Uruguay: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 77.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
77.8%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
48th
of 206 countries
All-time high
79.6%
in 2022
All-time low
66.0%
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Uruguay, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 77.8% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Uruguay peaked at 79.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 2004.
Uruguay ranks 48th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 75.6% | — |
| 1998 | 70.1% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 70.7% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 71.2% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 77.8% | -0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 77.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 82.9%, 94% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 77.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.0%, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.8% | 70.1% | 75.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.4% | 66.0% | 76.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 73.9% | 77.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 77.7% | 79.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Uruguay?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Uruguay was 77.8% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 2004.
- How does Uruguay rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Uruguay ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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