Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Pakistan
Pakistan: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan stood at -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Pakistan peaked at -0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.8257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2011.
Pakistan ranks 145th 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 | -0.5428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5449 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5407 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.6534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.6162 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6821 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.1696 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.544 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 39.46 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 36.44 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Pakistan?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Pakistan was -0.6003 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
- How does Pakistan rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Pakistan ranks 145th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.