Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Kenya
Kenya: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Kenya peaked at -0.2701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 130th of 204 countries on this measure, 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 | -0.5576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.7549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.376 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 127 Marshall Islands -0.2909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 128 Tanzania -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 129 Cambodia -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 131 Cote d'Ivoire -0.3157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 132 Russia -0.3216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 133 Uganda -0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1329 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.628 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.4645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 48.97 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 50.65 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.3542 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Kenya?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Kenya was -0.2979 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Kenya ranks 130th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.