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Sri Lanka - Government Effectiveness (percentile rank) 49.7

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 214 economies tracked

Latest value

49.7 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 214 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1996

1.13×

Ranking Race — Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#25#49#73#97#121199620062011201620212025#103#1252024 overtook Kosovo2025 overtook Uzbekistan
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Sri Lanka climbed from #103 to #125 (overtook Kosovo). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1998
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2002
Climbed 20 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2014
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2022
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Kosovo in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Uzbekistan in global rank auto

Government Effectiveness (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202535.942.749.556.3

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