Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Benin
Benin: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Benin, 1996–2024
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 Benin is -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Benin peaked at -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.7988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.
That places Benin 115th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.603 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.4576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.541 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2164 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 112 Uzbekistan -0.1436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 113 El Salvador -0.1832 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 114 Micronesia (country) -0.1848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 116 Peru -0.2004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 117 Ecuador -0.2196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 118 Mexico -0.2199 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.515 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 49.87 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.4125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.3805 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 50.19 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 59.01 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Benin?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Benin was -0.1854 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
- How does Benin rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Benin ranks 115th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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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.