Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Guyana
Guyana: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.0982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Guyana, 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 Guyana stood at -0.0982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Guyana peaked at 0.1309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.3481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2005.
That places Guyana 109th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | -0.0602 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2491 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.0344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.0793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1613 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0196 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1466 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0977 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Guyana
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0587 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.776 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 51.21 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.3342 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.1074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 54.97 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 69.59 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Guyana?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Guyana was -0.0982 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005.
- How does Guyana rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Guyana ranks 109th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.