Government effectiveness - Country rankings

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Government effectiveness index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 192 countries was -0.02 points.The highest value was in Singapore: 2.29 points and the lowest value was in Yemen: -2.3 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank

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Countries	Government effectiveness, 2021	Global rank	Available data
Singapore	2.29	1	1996 - 2021
Switzerland	2.03	2	1996 - 2021
Denmark	2	3	1996 - 2021
Finland	1.96	4	1996 - 2021
Norway	1.84	5	1996 - 2021
Andorra	1.82	6	1996 - 2021
Netherlands	1.77	7	1996 - 2021
Luxembourg	1.72	8	1996 - 2021
Sweden	1.65	9	1996 - 2021
Iceland	1.64	10	1996 - 2021
Canada	1.6	11	1996 - 2021
Austria	1.57	12	1996 - 2021
Bermuda	1.54	13	1996 - 2021
Hong Kong	1.53	14	1996 - 2021
Australia	1.51	15	1996 - 2021
Liechtenstein	1.51	16	1996 - 2021
Ireland	1.5	17	1996 - 2021
Taiwan	1.47	18	1996 - 2021
Brunei	1.45	19	1996 - 2021
South Korea	1.41	20	1996 - 2021
Japan	1.4	21	1996 - 2021
UA Emirates	1.4	22	1996 - 2021
Estonia	1.38	23	1996 - 2021
New Zealand	1.35	24	1996 - 2021
USA	1.34	25	1996 - 2021
Germany	1.33	26	1996 - 2021
Israel	1.29	27	1996 - 2021
UK	1.28	28	1996 - 2021
France	1.27	29	1996 - 2021
Slovenia	1.18	30	1996 - 2021
Aruba	1.13	31	2004 - 2021
Belgium	1.13	32	1996 - 2021
Macao	1.13	33	1996 - 2021
Czechia	1.11	34	1996 - 2021
Qatar	1.11	35	1996 - 2021
Lithuania	1.06	36	1996 - 2021
Malaysia	0.99	37	1996 - 2021
Portugal	0.99	38	1996 - 2021
Spain	0.95	39	1996 - 2021
Seychelles	0.94	40	1996 - 2021
Malta	0.89	41	1996 - 2021
Latvia	0.87	42	1996 - 2021
Mauritius	0.85	43	1996 - 2021
China	0.84	44	1996 - 2021
Uruguay	0.84	45	1996 - 2021
Bhutan	0.8	46	1996 - 2021
Cyprus	0.74	47	1996 - 2021
Bahrain	0.72	48	1996 - 2021
Georgia	0.65	49	1996 - 2021
Chile	0.63	50	1996 - 2021
Hungary	0.63	51	1996 - 2021
Fiji	0.62	52	1996 - 2021
Croatia	0.59	53	1996 - 2021
Barbados	0.54	54	1996 - 2021
Slovakia	0.53	55	1996 - 2021
Saudi Arabia	0.5	56	1996 - 2021
Bahamas	0.46	57	1996 - 2021
Greece	0.44	58	1996 - 2021
Samoa	0.44	59	1996 - 2021
Jamaica	0.41	60	1996 - 2021
Maldives	0.39	61	1996 - 2021
Indonesia	0.38	62	1996 - 2021
Italy	0.36	63	1996 - 2021
Botswana	0.35	64	1996 - 2021
St. Vincent & ...	0.31	65	2004 - 2021
Poland	0.29	66	1996 - 2021
India	0.28	67	1996 - 2021
Tonga	0.28	68	2004 - 2021
Vietnam	0.28	69	1996 - 2021
Costa Rica	0.26	70	1996 - 2021
Rwanda	0.26	71	1996 - 2021
Azerbaijan	0.25	72	1996 - 2021
Thailand	0.25	73	1996 - 2021
Jordan	0.23	74	1996 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago	0.19	75	1996 - 2021
Panama	0.16	76	1996 - 2021
Micronesia	0.12	77	2004 - 2021
Philippines	0.07	78	1996 - 2021
Kazakhstan	0.06	79	1996 - 2021
Namibia	0.06	80	1996 - 2021
Senegal	0.06	81	1996 - 2021
Serbia	0.05	82	1996 - 2021
Cape Verde	0.04	83	2002 - 2021
Domin. Rep.	0.03	84	1996 - 2021
Grenada	0.03	85	1996 - 2021
Montenegro	0.01	86	2005 - 2021
Albania	-0	87	1996 - 2021
Colombia	-0.01	88	1996 - 2021
Kiribati	-0.01	89	2004 - 2021
South Africa	-0.02	90	1996 - 2021
Kuwait	-0.04	91	1996 - 2021
Morocco	-0.07	92	1996 - 2021
North Macedonia	-0.08	93	1996 - 2021
Sri Lanka	-0.08	94	1996 - 2021
Dominica	-0.09	95	1996 - 2021
Saint Lucia	-0.09	96	2004 - 2021
Turkey	-0.09	97	1996 - 2021
Oman	-0.12	98	1996 - 2021
Romania	-0.13	99	1996 - 2021
Ant.& Barb.	-0.14	100	1996 - 2021
Bulgaria	-0.14	101	1996 - 2021
Ghana	-0.15	102	1996 - 2021
Tunisia	-0.17	103	1996 - 2021
Russia	-0.18	104	1996 - 2021
Uzbekistan	-0.2	105	1996 - 2021
Benin	-0.21	106	1996 - 2021
Ecuador	-0.21	107	1996 - 2021
Guyana	-0.24	108	1996 - 2021
Armenia	-0.25	109	1996 - 2021
Peru	-0.26	110	1996 - 2021
Puerto Rico	-0.26	111	1996 - 2021
Palau	-0.28	112	2008 - 2021
El Salvador	-0.31	113	1996 - 2021
Mexico	-0.31	114	1996 - 2021
Kenya	-0.33	115	1996 - 2021
Argentina	-0.36	116	1996 - 2021
Moldova	-0.4	117	1996 - 2021
Pakistan	-0.4	118	1996 - 2021
Ukraine	-0.41	119	1996 - 2021
Cambodia	-0.42	120	1996 - 2021
Egypt	-0.43	121	1996 - 2021
Brazil	-0.46	122	1996 - 2021
Mongolia	-0.47	123	1996 - 2021
Tuvalu	-0.48	124	2004 - 2021
Belize	-0.49	125	1996 - 2021
Ivory Coast	-0.5	126	1996 - 2021
Vanuatu	-0.56	127	2004 - 2021
Uganda	-0.57	128	1996 - 2021
Tajikistan	-0.59	129	1996 - 2021
Ethiopia	-0.61	130	1996 - 2021
Niger	-0.61	131	1996 - 2021
Algeria	-0.62	132	1996 - 2021
Laos	-0.62	133	1996 - 2021
Paraguay	-0.62	134	1996 - 2021
Bangladesh	-0.63	135	1996 - 2021
Tanzania	-0.63	136	1996 - 2021
Gambia	-0.64	137	1996 - 2021
Suriname	-0.65	138	1996 - 2021
Togo	-0.65	139	1996 - 2021
Bolivia	-0.73	140	1996 - 2021
Burkina Faso	-0.73	141	1996 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan	-0.73	142	1996 - 2021
Mauritania	-0.73	143	1996 - 2021
S.T.&Principe	-0.73	144	1996 - 2021
Swaziland	-0.73	145	1996 - 2021
Guatemala	-0.75	146	1996 - 2021
Belarus	-0.77	147	1996 - 2021
Malawi	-0.77	148	1996 - 2021
Mozambique	-0.77	149	1996 - 2021
Palestine	-0.77	150	1996 - 2021
Gabon	-0.78	151	1996 - 2021
Honduras	-0.78	152	1996 - 2021
Djibouti	-0.8	153	1996 - 2021
Zambia	-0.82	154	1996 - 2021
Nicaragua	-0.85	155	1996 - 2021
Iran	-0.86	156	1996 - 2021
Nepal	-0.87	157	1996 - 2021
Cameroon	-0.88	158	1996 - 2021
Papua N.G.	-0.89	159	1996 - 2021
Lesotho	-0.91	160	1996 - 2021
Solomon Isl.	-0.91	161	2004 - 2021
Guinea	-0.92	162	1996 - 2021
Turkmenistan	-0.93	163	1996 - 2021
Madagascar	-1	164	1996 - 2021
Nigeria	-1	165	1996 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz.	-1.04	166	1996 - 2021
Angola	-1.06	167	1996 - 2021
Sierra Leone	-1.11	168	1996 - 2021
Eq. Guinea	-1.16	169	1996 - 2021
Mali	-1.22	170	1996 - 2021
Zimbabwe	-1.24	171	1996 - 2021
Iraq	-1.29	172	1996 - 2021
Lebanon	-1.29	173	1996 - 2021
Burundi	-1.33	174	1996 - 2021
Liberia	-1.38	175	1996 - 2021
Burma	-1.41	176	1996 - 2021
Chad	-1.42	177	1996 - 2021
G.-Bissau	-1.42	178	1996 - 2021
R. of Congo	-1.55	179	1996 - 2021
North Korea	-1.56	180	1996 - 2021
Afghanistan	-1.63	181	1996 - 2021
C.A. Republic	-1.64	182	1996 - 2021
Sudan	-1.64	183	1996 - 2021
Eritrea	-1.68	184	1996 - 2021
DR Congo	-1.72	185	1996 - 2021
Libya	-1.72	186	1996 - 2021
Syria	-1.74	187	1996 - 2021
Comoros	-1.79	188	1996 - 2021
Venezuela	-1.85	189	1996 - 2021
Somalia	-2.05	190	1996 - 2021
Haiti	-2.19	191	1996 - 2021
Yemen	-2.3	192	1996 - 2021

Economic outlook

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.

1. Singapore

2. Switzerland

3. Denmark

4. Finland

5. Norway

6. Andorra

7. Netherlands

8. Luxembourg

9. Sweden

10. Iceland

11. Canada

12. Austria

13. Bermuda

14. Hong Kong

15. Australia

16. Liechtenstein

17. Ireland

18. Taiwan

19. Brunei

20. South Korea

21. Japan

22. UA Emirates

23. Estonia

24. New Zealand

25. USA

26. Germany

27. Israel

28. UK

29. France

30. Slovenia

31. Aruba

32. Belgium

33. Macao

34. Czechia

35. Qatar

36. Lithuania

37. Malaysia

38. Portugal

39. Spain

40. Seychelles

41. Malta

42. Latvia

43. Mauritius

44. China

45. Uruguay

46. Bhutan

47. Cyprus

48. Bahrain

49. Georgia

50. Chile

51. Hungary

52. Fiji

53. Croatia

54. Barbados

55. Slovakia

56. Saudi Arabia

57. Bahamas

58. Greece

59. Samoa

60. Jamaica

61. Maldives

62. Indonesia

63. Italy

64. Botswana

65. St. Vincent & ...

66. Poland

67. India

68. Tonga

69. Vietnam

70. Costa Rica

71. Rwanda

72. Azerbaijan

73. Thailand

74. Jordan

75. Tr.&Tobago

76. Panama

77. Micronesia

78. Philippines

79. Kazakhstan

80. Namibia

81. Senegal

82. Serbia

83. Cape Verde

84. Domin. Rep.

85. Grenada

86. Montenegro

87. Albania

88. Colombia

89. Kiribati

90. South Africa

91. Kuwait

92. Morocco

93. North Macedonia

94. Sri Lanka

95. Dominica

96. Saint Lucia

97. Turkey

98. Oman

99. Romania

100. Ant.& Barb.

101. Bulgaria

102. Ghana

103. Tunisia

104. Russia

105. Uzbekistan

106. Benin

107. Ecuador

108. Guyana

109. Armenia

110. Peru

111. Puerto Rico

112. Palau

113. El Salvador

114. Mexico

115. Kenya

116. Argentina

117. Moldova

118. Pakistan

119. Ukraine

120. Cambodia

121. Egypt

122. Brazil

123. Mongolia

124. Tuvalu

125. Belize

126. Ivory Coast

127. Vanuatu

128. Uganda

129. Tajikistan

130. Ethiopia

131. Niger

132. Algeria

133. Laos

134. Paraguay

135. Bangladesh

136. Tanzania

137. Gambia

138. Suriname

139. Togo

140. Bolivia

141. Burkina Faso

142. Kyrgyzstan

143. Mauritania

144. S.T.&Principe

145. Swaziland

146. Guatemala

147. Belarus

148. Malawi

149. Mozambique

150. Palestine

151. Gabon

152. Honduras

153. Djibouti

154. Zambia

155. Nicaragua

156. Iran

157. Nepal

158. Cameroon

159. Papua N.G.

160. Lesotho

161. Solomon Isl.

162. Guinea

163. Turkmenistan

164. Madagascar

165. Nigeria

166. Bosnia & Herz.

167. Angola

168. Sierra Leone

169. Eq. Guinea

170. Mali

171. Zimbabwe

172. Iraq

173. Lebanon

174. Burundi

175. Liberia

176. Burma

177. Chad

178. G.-Bissau

179. R. of Congo

180. North Korea

181. Afghanistan

182. C.A. Republic

183. Sudan

184. Eritrea

185. DR Congo

186. Libya

187. Syria

188. Comoros

189. Venezuela

190. Somalia

191. Haiti

192. Yemen

2.29

2.03

2.00

1.96

1.84

1.82

1.77

1.72

1.65

1.64

1.60

1.57

1.54

1.53

1.51

1.50

1.47

1.45

1.41

1.40

1.38

1.35

1.34

1.33

1.29

1.28

1.27

1.18

1.13

1.11

1.06

0.99

0.95

0.94

0.89

0.87

0.85

0.84

0.80

0.74

0.72

0.65

0.63

0.62

0.59

0.54

0.53

0.50

0.46

0.44

0.41

0.39

0.38

0.36

0.35

0.31

0.29

0.28

0.26

0.25

0.23

0.19

0.16

0.12

0.07

0.06

0.05

0.04

0.03

0.01

0.00

-0.01

-0.02

-0.04

-0.07

-0.08

-0.09

-0.12

-0.13

-0.14

-0.15

-0.17

-0.18

-0.20

-0.21

-0.24

-0.25

-0.26

-0.28

-0.31

-0.33

-0.36

-0.40

-0.41

-0.42

-0.43

-0.46

-0.47

-0.48

-0.49

-0.50

-0.56

-0.57

-0.59

-0.61

-0.62

-0.63

-0.64

-0.65

-0.73

-0.75

-0.77

-0.78

-0.80

-0.82

-0.85

-0.86

-0.87

-0.88

-0.89

-0.91

-0.92

-0.93

-1.00

-1.04

-1.06

-1.11

-1.16

-1.22

-1.24

-1.29

-1.33

-1.38

-1.41

-1.42

-1.55

-1.56

-1.63

-1.64

-1.68

-1.72

-1.74

-1.79

-1.85

-2.05

-2.19

-2.30

-2.3

-1.2

-0

1.1

2.29

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