Government effectiveness - Country rankings

(measure: points; Source: The World Bank)

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Government effectiveness - Country rankings:

The average for 2017 was -0.02 points.The highest value was in Singapore: 2.21 points and the lowest value was in Somalia: -2.21 points. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Government effectiveness index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2017
(points, Source: The World Bank, TheGlobalEconomy.com)

1. Singapore

2. Switzerland

3. Norway

4. Andorra

5. Finland

6. Hong Kong

7. Canada

8. Netherlands

9. Sweden

10. Denmark

11. New Zealand

12. Liechtenstein

13. Germany

14. Luxembourg

15. Japan

16. USA

17. Australia

18. Austria

19. Iceland

20. UK

21. UA Emirates

22. Bermuda

23. Israel

24. Macao

25. France

26. Portugal

27. Ireland

28. Taiwan

29. Belgium

30. Slovenia

31. Brunei

32. Estonia

33. South Korea

34. Spain

35. Czech Rep.

36. Malta

37. Lithuania

38. Aruba

39. Cyprus

40. Latvia

41. Mauritius

42. Chile

43. Barbados

44. Malaysia

45. Slovakia

46. Qatar

47. Poland

48. Samoa

49. Bahamas

50. Croatia

51. Georgia

52. Bhutan

53. Hungary

54. Italy

55. Jamaica

56. Botswana

57. China

58. Seychelles

59. Uruguay

60. Thailand

61. Greece

62. South Africa

63. Saint Lucia

64. St. Vincent & ...

65. Bulgaria

66. Rwanda

67. Tr.&Tobago

68. Costa Rica

69. Saudi Arabia

70. Oman

71. Namibia

72. Bahrain

73. Serbia

74. Argentina

75. Cape Verde

76. Montenegro

77. Macedonia

78. Jordan

79. Fiji

80. India

81. Micronesia

82. Albania

83. Turkey

84. Indonesia

85. Ant.& Barb.

86. Kazakhstan

87. Panama

88. Vietnam

89. Mexico

90. Philippines

91. Colombia

92. Tunisia

93. Russia

94. Armenia

95. Puerto Rico

96. Ghana

97. Peru

98. Sri Lanka

99. Azerbaijan

100. Morocco

101. Kuwait

102. Romania

103. Grenada

104. Iran

105. Cuba

106. Tonga

107. Palau

108. Dominica

109. Kiribati

110. Mongolia

111. Brazil

112. Guyana

113. Kenya

114. Ecuador

115. Senegal

116. Belarus

117. Domin. Rep.

118. Laos

119. El Salvador

120. Bolivia

121. Palestine

122. Maldives

123. Ukraine

124. Bosnia & Herz.

125. Honduras

126. Lebanon

127. Moldova

128. Uzbekistan

129. Pakistan

130. Swaziland

131. Uganda

132. Burkina Faso

133. Algeria

134. Egypt

135. Suriname

136. Zambia

137. Tanzania

138. Belize

139. Benin

140. Guatemala

141. Nicaragua

142. Gambia

143. Cambodia

144. Papua N.G.

145. Malawi

146. Niger

147. Ethiopia

148. Kyrgyzstan

149. Mauritania

150. Bangladesh

151. Ivory Coast

152. Tuvalu

153. S.T.&Principe

154. Paraguay

155. Cameroon

156. Lesotho

157. Nepal

158. Mozambique

159. Vanuatu

160. Gabon

161. Mali

162. Nigeria

163. Solomon Isl.

164. Angola

165. Djibouti

166. Guinea

167. Burma

168. Tajikistan

169. Togo

170. Madagascar

171. R. of Congo

172. Zimbabwe

173. Sierra Leone

174. Turkmenistan

175. Iraq

176. Afghanistan

177. Burundi

178. Liberia

179. Venezuela

180. Sudan

181. Eq. Guinea

182. Chad

183. Comoros

184. DR Congo

185. North Korea

186. Eritrea

187. C.A. Republic

188. G.-Bissau

189. Libya

190. Syria

191. Yemen

192. Haiti

193. Somalia

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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