Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Uganda

Uganda: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 18.9%
World rank
133rd
of 204 countries
All-time high
-0.3049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2015
All-time low
-0.8112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Uganda, 1996–2024

-0.8-0.6-0.41996201020241996: -0.811 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.545 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.543 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.474 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.654 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.548 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.611 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.513 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.535 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.485 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.448 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.477 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.512 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.477 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.307 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.305 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.379 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.365 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.496 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.517 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.577 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.569 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.515 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.432 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.35 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 Uganda is -0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.9% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Uganda peaked at -0.3049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.8112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.

That places Uganda 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 -0.678 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5449 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.5347 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.4284 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.4884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5765 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 130 Kenya -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 131 Cote d'Ivoire -0.3157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 132 Russia -0.3216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 134 Paraguay -0.3545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 135 Armenia -0.364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 136 Mongolia -0.3892 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Uganda?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Uganda was -0.3501 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was -0.3049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2015.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was -0.8112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
How does Uganda rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Uganda ranks 133rd out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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

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.