Government effectiveness - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Government effectiveness index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 193 countries was -0.04 points. The highest value was in Singapore: 2.32 points and the lowest value was in Yemen: -2.28 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Government effectiveness, 2023 Global rank Available data
Singapore 2.32 1 1996 - 2023
Switzerland 2.13 2 1996 - 2023
Denmark 2.02 3 1996 - 2023
Monaco 2.02 4 2015 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.91 5 1996 - 2023
Norway 1.8 6 1996 - 2023
Finland 1.74 7 1996 - 2023
Japan 1.63 8 1996 - 2023
Liechtenstein 1.63 9 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 1.63 10 1996 - 2023
Sweden 1.6 11 1996 - 2023
UA Emirates 1.6 12 1996 - 2023
Australia 1.59 13 1996 - 2023
Ireland 1.59 14 1996 - 2023
Iceland 1.56 15 1996 - 2023
Hong Kong 1.55 16 1996 - 2023
New Zealand 1.53 17 1996 - 2023
Canada 1.52 18 1996 - 2023
Andorra 1.48 19 1996 - 2023
Brunei 1.4 20 1996 - 2023
South Korea 1.4 21 1996 - 2023
Austria 1.33 22 1996 - 2023
Estonia 1.26 23 1996 - 2023
USA 1.22 24 1996 - 2023
Bermuda 1.2 25 1996 - 2023
Qatar 1.2 26 1996 - 2023
San Marino 1.2 27 2015 - 2023
Germany 1.19 28 1996 - 2023
UK 1.16 29 1996 - 2023
Israel 1.15 30 1996 - 2023
France 1.14 31 1996 - 2023
Czechia 1.11 32 1996 - 2023
Macao 1.09 33 1996 - 2023
Lithuania 1.05 34 1996 - 2023
Belgium 1.04 35 1996 - 2023
Slovenia 1.04 36 1996 - 2023
Portugal 0.99 37 1996 - 2023
Malaysia 0.88 38 1996 - 2023
Uruguay 0.85 39 1996 - 2023
Aruba 0.8 40 2004 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.8 41 1996 - 2023
Georgia 0.79 42 1996 - 2023
Spain 0.75 43 1996 - 2023
Cyprus 0.74 44 1996 - 2023
Chile 0.72 45 1996 - 2023
Croatia 0.71 46 1996 - 2023
Mauritius 0.71 47 1996 - 2023
Bahrain 0.7 48 1996 - 2023
Latvia 0.7 49 1996 - 2023
China 0.68 50 1996 - 2023
Seychelles 0.62 51 1996 - 2023
Italy 0.61 52 1996 - 2023
Indonesia 0.58 53 1996 - 2023
Bhutan 0.57 54 1996 - 2023
Fiji 0.49 55 1996 - 2023
Samoa 0.49 56 1996 - 2023
India 0.48 57 1996 - 2023
Palau 0.44 58 2008 - 2023
Botswana 0.43 59 1996 - 2023
Poland 0.42 60 1996 - 2023
Jamaica 0.41 61 1996 - 2023
Malta 0.4 62 1996 - 2023
Jordan 0.39 63 1996 - 2023
Rwanda 0.39 64 1996 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.38 65 1996 - 2023
Barbados 0.38 66 1996 - 2023
Hungary 0.37 67 1996 - 2023
Bahamas 0.27 68 1996 - 2023
Oman 0.27 69 1996 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.26 70 1996 - 2023
Dominica 0.26 71 1996 - 2023
Albania 0.25 72 1996 - 2023
Montenegro 0.25 73 2005 - 2023
Micronesia 0.23 74 2004 - 2023
Slovakia 0.23 75 1996 - 2023
Thailand 0.17 76 1996 - 2023
Greece 0.15 77 1996 - 2023
Kazakhstan 0.15 78 1996 - 2023
Philippines 0.15 79 1996 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.13 80 1996 - 2023
Vietnam 0.13 81 1996 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.07 82 2004 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 0.07 83 2004 - 2023
Senegal 0.07 84 1996 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.05 85 1996 - 2023
El Salvador 0.05 86 1996 - 2023
Namibia 0.03 87 1996 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.01 88 2002 - 2023
Kuwait 0.01 89 1996 - 2023
Serbia 0.01 90 1996 - 2023
Grenada -0.01 91 1996 - 2023
Azerbaijan -0.03 92 1996 - 2023
Morocco -0.04 93 1996 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago -0.04 94 1996 - 2023
North Macedonia -0.05 95 1996 - 2023
Colombia -0.08 96 1996 - 2023
Ghana -0.09 97 1996 - 2023
Romania -0.09 98 1996 - 2023
Kiribati -0.1 99 2004 - 2023
Tonga -0.12 100 2004 - 2023
Maldives -0.13 101 1996 - 2023
Moldova -0.16 102 1996 - 2023
Armenia -0.18 103 1996 - 2023
Mexico -0.2 104 1996 - 2023
Panama -0.21 105 1996 - 2023
Benin -0.22 106 1996 - 2023
Egypt -0.24 107 1996 - 2023
Sri Lanka -0.25 108 1996 - 2023
Turkey -0.25 109 1996 - 2023
South Africa -0.26 110 1996 - 2023
Uzbekistan -0.28 111 1996 - 2023
Guyana -0.29 112 1996 - 2023
Kenya -0.3 113 1996 - 2023
Tunisia -0.3 114 1996 - 2023
Cambodia -0.31 115 1996 - 2023
Ivory Coast -0.36 116 1996 - 2023
Ukraine -0.36 117 1996 - 2023
Argentina -0.38 118 1996 - 2023
Belize -0.38 119 1996 - 2023
Puerto Rico -0.39 120 1996 - 2023
Tuvalu -0.45 121 2004 - 2023
Paraguay -0.46 122 1996 - 2023
Tanzania -0.46 123 1996 - 2023
Mongolia -0.47 124 1996 - 2023
Ecuador -0.49 125 1996 - 2023
Peru -0.49 126 1996 - 2023
Brazil -0.55 127 1996 - 2023
Uganda -0.55 128 1996 - 2023
Vanuatu -0.57 129 2004 - 2023
Pakistan -0.58 130 1996 - 2023
Togo -0.58 131 1996 - 2023
Gambia -0.59 132 1996 - 2023
Bolivia -0.64 133 1996 - 2023
Laos -0.64 134 1996 - 2023
Niger -0.64 135 1996 - 2023
Zambia -0.66 136 1996 - 2023
Algeria -0.67 137 1996 - 2023
Bangladesh -0.7 138 1996 - 2023
Russia -0.71 139 1996 - 2023
Mozambique -0.72 140 1996 - 2023
Djibouti -0.73 141 1996 - 2023
Solomon Isl. -0.73 142 2004 - 2023
Mauritania -0.76 143 1996 - 2023
Ethiopia -0.77 144 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan -0.77 145 1996 - 2023
Gabon -0.78 146 1996 - 2023
Honduras -0.8 147 1996 - 2023
Papua N.G. -0.8 148 1996 - 2023
Nepal -0.81 149 1996 - 2023
Burkina Faso -0.83 150 1996 - 2023
Nigeria -0.85 151 1996 - 2023
Malawi -0.86 152 1996 - 2023
Swaziland -0.88 153 1996 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan -0.89 154 1996 - 2023
Guatemala -0.9 155 1996 - 2023
S.T.&Principe -0.9 156 1996 - 2023
Cameroon -0.91 157 1996 - 2023
Guinea -0.91 158 1996 - 2023
Lesotho -0.95 159 1996 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. -0.97 160 1996 - 2023
Suriname -0.97 161 1996 - 2023
Belarus -0.99 162 1996 - 2023
Angola -1.01 163 1996 - 2023
Iran -1.02 164 1996 - 2023
Madagascar -1.02 165 1996 - 2023
Nicaragua -1.08 166 1996 - 2023
Mali -1.14 167 1996 - 2023
Sierra Leone -1.16 168 1996 - 2023
Zimbabwe -1.17 169 1996 - 2023
Burundi -1.2 170 1996 - 2023
Palestine -1.21 171 1996 - 2023
Turkmenistan -1.21 172 1996 - 2023
Eq. Guinea -1.32 173 1996 - 2023
R. of Congo -1.33 174 1996 - 2023
Liberia -1.36 175 1996 - 2023
Iraq -1.39 176 1996 - 2023
G.-Bissau -1.43 177 1996 - 2023
Chad -1.48 178 1996 - 2023
North Korea -1.48 179 1996 - 2023
Comoros -1.54 180 1996 - 2023
Lebanon -1.58 181 1996 - 2023
Venezuela -1.6 182 1996 - 2023
Libya -1.64 183 1996 - 2023
DR Congo -1.69 184 1996 - 2023
C.A. Republic -1.74 185 1996 - 2023
Burma -1.75 186 1996 - 2023
Eritrea -1.79 187 1996 - 2023
Syria -1.79 188 1996 - 2023
Somalia -1.98 189 1996 - 2023
Sudan -1.98 190 1996 - 2023
Afghanistan -1.99 191 1996 - 2023
Haiti -2.23 192 1996 - 2023
Yemen -2.28 193 1996 - 2023



Definition: The index of Government Effectiveness captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the quality of the civil service and the degree of its independence from political pressures, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government's commitment to such policies.

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1. Singapore
2. Switzerland
3. Denmark
4. Monaco
5. Luxembourg
6. Norway
7. Finland
8. Japan
9. Liechtenstein
10. Netherlands
11. Sweden
12. UA Emirates
13. Australia
14. Ireland
15. Iceland
16. Hong Kong
17. New Zealand
18. Canada
19. Andorra
20. Brunei
21. South Korea
22. Austria
23. Estonia
24. USA
25. Bermuda
26. Qatar
27. San Marino
28. Germany
29. UK
30. Israel
31. France
32. Czechia
33. Macao
34. Lithuania
35. Belgium
36. Slovenia
37. Portugal
38. Malaysia
39. Uruguay
40. Aruba
41. Saudi Arabia
42. Georgia
43. Spain
44. Cyprus
45. Chile
46. Croatia
47. Mauritius
48. Bahrain
49. Latvia
50. China
51. Seychelles
52. Italy
53. Indonesia
54. Bhutan
55. Fiji
56. Samoa
57. India
58. Palau
59. Botswana
60. Poland
61. Jamaica
62. Malta
63. Jordan
64. Rwanda
65. Ant.& Barb.
66. Barbados
67. Hungary
68. Bahamas
69. Oman
70. Costa Rica
71. Dominica
72. Albania
73. Montenegro
74. Micronesia
75. Slovakia
76. Thailand
77. Greece
78. Kazakhstan
79. Philippines
80. Domin. Rep.
81. Vietnam
82. Saint Lucia
83. St. Vincent & ...
84. Senegal
85. Bulgaria
86. El Salvador
87. Namibia
88. Cape Verde
89. Kuwait
90. Serbia
91. Grenada
92. Azerbaijan
93. Morocco
94. Tr.&Tobago
95. North Macedonia
96. Colombia
97. Ghana
98. Romania
99. Kiribati
100. Tonga
101. Maldives
102. Moldova
103. Armenia
104. Mexico
105. Panama
106. Benin
107. Egypt
108. Sri Lanka
109. Turkey
110. South Africa
111. Uzbekistan
112. Guyana
113. Kenya
114. Tunisia
115. Cambodia
116. Ivory Coast
117. Ukraine
118. Argentina
119. Belize
120. Puerto Rico
121. Tuvalu
122. Paraguay
123. Tanzania
124. Mongolia
125. Ecuador
126. Peru
127. Brazil
128. Uganda
129. Vanuatu
130. Pakistan
131. Togo
132. Gambia
133. Bolivia
134. Laos
135. Niger
136. Zambia
137. Algeria
138. Bangladesh
139. Russia
140. Mozambique
141. Djibouti
142. Solomon Isl.
143. Mauritania
144. Ethiopia
145. Tajikistan
146. Gabon
147. Honduras
148. Papua N.G.
149. Nepal
150. Burkina Faso
151. Nigeria
152. Malawi
153. Swaziland
154. Kyrgyzstan
155. Guatemala
156. S.T.&Principe
157. Cameroon
158. Guinea
159. Lesotho
160. Bosnia & Herz.
161. Suriname
162. Belarus
163. Angola
164. Iran
165. Madagascar
166. Nicaragua
167. Mali
168. Sierra Leone
169. Zimbabwe
170. Burundi
171. Palestine
172. Turkmenistan
173. Eq. Guinea
174. R. of Congo
175. Liberia
176. Iraq
177. G.-Bissau
178. Chad
179. North Korea
180. Comoros
181. Lebanon
182. Venezuela
183. Libya
184. DR Congo
185. C.A. Republic
186. Burma
187. Eritrea
188. Syria
189. Somalia
190. Sudan
191. Afghanistan
192. Haiti
193. Yemen
2.32
2.13
2.02
2.02
1.91
1.80
1.74
1.63
1.63
1.63
1.60
1.60
1.59
1.59
1.56
1.55
1.53
1.52
1.48
1.40
1.40
1.33
1.26
1.22
1.20
1.20
1.20
1.19
1.16
1.15
1.14
1.11
1.09
1.05
1.04
1.04
0.99
0.88
0.85
0.80
0.80
0.79
0.75
0.74
0.72
0.71
0.71
0.70
0.70
0.68
0.62
0.61
0.58
0.57
0.49
0.49
0.48
0.44
0.43
0.42
0.41
0.40
0.39
0.39
0.38
0.38
0.37
0.27
0.27
0.26
0.26
0.25
0.25
0.23
0.23
0.17
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.13
0.13
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.05
0.05
0.03
0.01
0.01
0.01
-0.01
-0.03
-0.04
-0.04
-0.05
-0.08
-0.09
-0.09
-0.10
-0.12
-0.13
-0.16
-0.18
-0.20
-0.21
-0.22
-0.24
-0.25
-0.25
-0.26
-0.28
-0.29
-0.30
-0.30
-0.31
-0.36
-0.36
-0.38
-0.38
-0.39
-0.45
-0.46
-0.46
-0.47
-0.49
-0.49
-0.55
-0.55
-0.57
-0.58
-0.58
-0.59
-0.64
-0.64
-0.64
-0.66
-0.67
-0.70
-0.71
-0.72
-0.73
-0.73
-0.76
-0.77
-0.77
-0.78
-0.80
-0.80
-0.81
-0.83
-0.85
-0.86
-0.88
-0.89
-0.90
-0.90
-0.91
-0.91
-0.95
-0.97
-0.97
-0.99
-1.01
-1.02
-1.02
-1.08
-1.14
-1.16
-1.17
-1.20
-1.21
-1.21
-1.32
-1.33
-1.36
-1.39
-1.43
-1.48
-1.48
-1.54
-1.58
-1.60
-1.64
-1.69
-1.74
-1.75
-1.79
-1.79
-1.98
-1.98
-1.99
-2.23
-2.28
-2.28
-1.1
0
1.2
2.32


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