Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Niger

Niger: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 25.9%
World rank
160th
of 204 countries
All-time high
-0.566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2016
All-time low
-1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Niger, 1996–2024

-1.4-1.2-1-0.8-0.61996201020241996: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.835 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.744 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.806 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.818 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.745 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.683 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.735 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.696 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.637 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.589 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.591 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.566 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.655 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.613 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.665 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.657 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.645 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.612 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

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

Niger recorded -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 25.9% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Niger peaked at -0.566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.

That places Niger 160th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.8934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.6336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.6646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 157 Sao Tome and Principe -0.7187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 158 Malawi -0.7258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 159 Mauritania -0.7412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 161 Eswatini -0.7811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 162 Angola -0.7852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 163 Cameroon -0.8008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Niger?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Niger was -0.7697 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was -0.566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
How does Niger rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Niger ranks 160th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 5,142 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

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.