Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Zimbabwe, 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
Zimbabwe recorded -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Zimbabwe peaked at -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 173 Papua New Guinea -0.9004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 174 Guatemala -0.9094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 175 Sierra Leone -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 177 Burundi -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 178 Nigeria -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 179 Nicaragua -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.2095 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.598 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 36.12 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 34.8 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 48.52 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Zimbabwe?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Zimbabwe was -0.9876 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 176th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.