Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Ghana
Ghana: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Ghana, 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
In 2024, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ghana stood at 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is up 435.1% on the previous year and up 167.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ghana peaked at 0.0789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.4389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
Ghana ranks 98th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1698 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0324 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.1241 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.0212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0886 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0663 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 95 Serbia 0.1019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 96 Namibia 0.0993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 0.0746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 99 Bulgaria 0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 100 Grenada 0.0201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 101 Nauru 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 101 Palau 0.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1281 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.4 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.628 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.054 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 57.89 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.2043 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 60.43 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.0115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ghana?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ghana was 0.0596 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Ghana ranks 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.