Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Cameroon
Cameroon: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.8008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon is -0.8008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Cameroon peaked at -0.5751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
That places Cameroon 163rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.9305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.808 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8293 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.7144 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8422 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8271 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.588 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 35.39 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 35.12 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Cameroon?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Cameroon was -0.8008 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Cameroon rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Cameroon ranks 163rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.