Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
198th
of 204 countries
All-time high
-1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2013
All-time low
-2.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2024

-2.2-2-1.8-1.6-1.41996201020241996: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -2.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.7 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

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -2.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 198th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 195 Myanmar -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 196 Central African Republic -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 197 Syria -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 199 Sudan -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 200 Yemen -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 201 Afghanistan -1.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo was -1.69 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2013.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was -2.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 198th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.