Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Macao
Macao: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Macao, 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
Macao recorded 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Macao peaked at 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.
Macao ranks 35th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2429 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.8998 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Macao
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.662 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.662 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 0.662 live births per woman (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.8521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 71.63 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.0636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 57.96 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 83.9 0-100 (2024)
- Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 0.5734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Macao?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Macao was 1.12 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 Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
- How does Macao rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Macao ranks 35th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.