Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country
Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Singapore
Lowest
-2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
South Sudan
Median
0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,142
What the numbers show
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Singapore; the lowest is -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is 0.0441 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 3,098.4%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 16,203.8%).
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 2.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 2 | Japan | 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 6 | Norway | 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 7 | Switzerland | 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 9 | Australia | 1.81 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Sweden | 1.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 11 | Canada | 1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 13 | Monaco | 1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 14 | Liechtenstein | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 15 | Iceland | 1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 18 | Germany | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 19 | Austria | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 20 | South Korea | 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 21 | Bermuda | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 22 | United States | 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 23 | Greenland | 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 179.6% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 25 | Guam | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 27 | Lithuania | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 28 | France | 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 31 | Cayman Islands | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 32 | Czechia | 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 33 | Israel | 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 34 | Qatar | 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 35 | Macao | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 37 | Slovenia | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 38 | Chile | 0.9645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 39 | Portugal | 0.9475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 40 | Malaysia | 0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | San Marino | 0.8976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 42 | China | 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Cyprus | 0.8696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 44 | Brunei | 0.8352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 45 | Italy | 0.7923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 940.4% | volatile |
| 47 | American Samoa | 0.7674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Mauritius | 0.7654 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 49 | Latvia | 0.7432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Croatia | 0.7098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Bahamas | 0.7093 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 52 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.6914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 53 | Uruguay | 0.6905 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 54 | Poland | 0.6734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 55 | Slovakia | 0.6576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 56 | Aruba | 0.6568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 57 | Seychelles | 0.6268 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 58 | Malta | 0.6225 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 41.5% | rising |
| 59 | Fiji | 0.609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 713.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Barbados | 0.6046 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 61 | Bahrain | 0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 62 | Bhutan | 0.5808 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 63 | Oman | 0.5675 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 309.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Hungary | 0.5019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 65 | Georgia | 0.4563 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Samoa | 0.4345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 440.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 0.4181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 939.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Botswana | 0.4169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 70 | Cape Verde | 0.4152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 71 | India | 0.4046 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3,098.4% | volatile |
| 72 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.3748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 73 | Montenegro | 0.3665 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Rwanda | 0.3489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 965.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Kuwait | 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Albania | 0.3123 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 289.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 0.2869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 0.2682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.2682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 80 | Moldova | 0.2576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Thailand | 0.2536 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 96.8% | falling |
| 82 | Panama | 0.2451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Senegal | 0.2344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 288.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Jordan | 0.2162 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 86 | Argentina | 0.1837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 87 | Indonesia | 0.1798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Morocco | 0.1764 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Jamaica | 0.1713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 0.1661 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 139.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Dominica | 0.149 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Kazakhstan | 0.1468 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2,311.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Philippines | 0.1445 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 66.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 0.1019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Namibia | 0.0993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Dominican Republic | 0.0746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Ghana | 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Grenada | 0.0201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Nauru | 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Palau | 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 103 | North Macedonia | -0.0323 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Tonga | -0.0373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkey | -0.0707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 114.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Vietnam | -0.0923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 213.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Egypt | -0.0971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Guyana | -0.0982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Colombia | -0.1111 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | -0.1291 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | -0.1436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 113 | El Salvador | -0.1832 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Micronesia (country) | -0.1848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Benin | -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 116 | Peru | -0.2004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Ecuador | -0.2196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 104.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Mexico | -0.2199 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 267.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Maldives | -0.2213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Brazil | -0.224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,001.7% | volatile |
| 121 | South Africa | -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 168.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Tunisia | -0.2393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 1,929.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Algeria | -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | -0.2552 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 170.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Cuba | -0.2695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16,203.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Sri Lanka | -0.2745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 296.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Marshall Islands | -0.2909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Tanzania | -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 129 | Cambodia | -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 130 | Kenya | -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 131 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.3157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Russia | -0.3216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Uganda | -0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 134 | Paraguay | -0.3545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 135 | Armenia | -0.364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 174.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Mongolia | -0.3892 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 137 | Kiribati | -0.4343 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 138 | Suriname | -0.4543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 606.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Djibouti | -0.493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 140 | Zambia | -0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 141 | Gambia | -0.5358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.8% | flat |
| 143 | Laos | -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 110.7% | rising |
| 144 | Ukraine | -0.5988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 145 | Pakistan | -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 146 | Tajikistan | -0.6009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 147 | Bolivia | -0.6104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 148 | Bangladesh | -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 149 | Honduras | -0.6197 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 150 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.6353 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 167.0% | rising |
| 151 | Ethiopia | -0.646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 152 | Lesotho | -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Tuvalu | -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 154 | Belarus | -0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 155 | Iran | -0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 174.3% | rising |
| 156 | Mozambique | -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 157 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.7187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 158 | Malawi | -0.7258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 159 | Mauritania | -0.7412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 12.3% | falling |
| 160 | Niger | -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 161 | Eswatini | -0.7811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 185.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Angola | -0.7852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 163 | Cameroon | -0.8008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 164 | Togo | -0.8015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 165 | Vanuatu | -0.8169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Madagascar | -0.8632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | -0.8686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | -0.8749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 169 | Nepal | -0.8845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 170 | Guinea | -0.8882 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.8885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 172 | East Timor | -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 173 | Papua New Guinea | -0.9004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 174 | Guatemala | -0.9094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 175 | Sierra Leone | -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 176 | Zimbabwe | -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 177 | Burundi | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 178 | Nigeria | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 179 | Nicaragua | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 180 | Turkmenistan | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 74.0% | rising |
| 181 | Palestine | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 304.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Chad | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 183 | Iraq | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 184 | Congo | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 185 | Lebanon | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 323.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 187 | Comoros | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 188 | Liberia | -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 189 | North Korea | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 190 | Mali | -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 22.6% | flat |
| 191 | Guinea-Bissau | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 192 | Libya | -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 193 | Eritrea | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 194 | Venezuela | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 195 | Myanmar | -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 19.8% | flat |
| 196 | Central African Republic | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 197 | Syria | -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 198 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 199 | Sudan | -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 200 | Yemen | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 201 | Afghanistan | -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 202 | Somalia | -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 203 | Haiti | -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 204 | South Sudan | -2.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2024 | down 18.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo -0.0613 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
About this data
Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.