Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Austria

Austria: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
19th
of 204 countries
All-time high
1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
All-time low
1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Austria, 1996–2024

00.511.521996201020241996: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Austria is 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Austria peaked at 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

That places Austria 19th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.63 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 16 Hong Kong 1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 17 Ireland 1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 18 Germany 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 20 South Korea 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 21 Bermuda 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 22 United States 1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Austria?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Austria was 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Austria rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Austria ranks 19th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,142 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.