Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in United Kingdom, 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
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in United Kingdom is 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in United Kingdom peaked at 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2023.
That places United Kingdom 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.48 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0088 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.946 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 78.82 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 79.61 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 70.3 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in United Kingdom?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in United Kingdom was 1.18 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
- How does United Kingdom rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- United Kingdom ranks 30th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.