Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Tanzania

Tanzania: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 27.8%
World rank
128th
of 204 countries
All-time high
-0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
All-time low
-1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Tanzania, 1996–2024

-1.2-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020241996: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.815 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.814 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.777 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.714 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.537 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.425 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.516 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.461 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.453 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.492 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.601 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.572 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.482 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.387 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.352 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.358 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.466 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.488 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.487 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.427 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.405 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.292 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

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Tanzania is -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 27.8% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Tanzania peaked at -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.

Tanzania ranks 128th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.9634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.5926 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8139 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4095 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.4673 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6013 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3516 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 125 Cuba -0.2695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 126 Sri Lanka -0.2745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 127 Marshall Islands -0.2909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 129 Cambodia -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 130 Kenya -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 131 Cote d'Ivoire -0.3157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Tanzania?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Tanzania was -0.2925 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 Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
How does Tanzania rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Tanzania ranks 128th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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.