Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Zambia
Zambia: Government Effectiveness: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 50.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
50.6%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
142nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
51.3%
in 2014
All-time low
31.7%
in 2000
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia stood at 50.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia peaked at 51.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.7%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 31.8% | — |
| 1998 | 31.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 35.1% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 39.9% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 39.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 47.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 50.2% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.3% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 51.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 49.8% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.9% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 46.7% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 49.7% | +5.8% |
| 2025 | 50.6% | +1.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 50.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.1%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 50.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 31.7% | 47.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 46.7% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 43.3% | 50.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 139 Cambodia 51.7% compare
- 140 Tuvalu 51.5% compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 50.9% compare
- 143 Bangladesh 50.4% compare
- 144 Russia 49.9% compare
- 145 East Timor 49.9% compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia?
- Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zambia was 50.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Zambia ranks 142nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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