Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Kuwait
Kuwait: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Kuwait, 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 Kuwait stood at 0.3279 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 132.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Kuwait peaked at 0.3336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.3072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.
That places Kuwait 75th 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 | -0.155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.0077 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3057 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1579 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1123 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2378 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1122 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 72 United States Virgin Islands 0.3748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 73 Montenegro 0.3665 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 74 Rwanda 0.3489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 76 Albania 0.3123 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 77 Costa Rica 0.2869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 78 Saint Lucia 0.2682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2682 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0154 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.52 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.852 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 60.94 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.2308 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.7183 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 44.28 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 70.92 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Kuwait?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Kuwait was 0.3279 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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
- How does Kuwait rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Kuwait ranks 75th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 132.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.