Government effectiveness - Country rankings
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Government effectiveness index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2020 - Country rankings:
The average for 2020 based on 192 countries was -0.03 points.The highest value was in Singapore: 2.34 points and the lowest value was in Yemen: -2.31 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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2.34
2.02
1.95
1.94
1.89
1.85
1.84
1.83
1.82
1.72
1.66
1.66
1.64
1.62
1.60
1.59
1.59
1.54
1.52
1.48
1.44
1.42
1.38
1.36
1.34
1.33
1.32
1.25
1.17
1.13
1.13
1.12
1.10
1.06
1.04
1.04
1.02
0.99
0.96
0.91
0.89
0.88
0.88
0.87
0.79
0.78
0.65
0.58
0.54
0.52
0.51
0.49
0.45
0.44
0.44
0.43
0.41
0.40
0.39
0.38
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0.37
0.36
0.34
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.26
0.25
0.20
0.18
0.16
0.16
0.15
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.14
0.11
0.07
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.03
0.01
-0.02
-0.03
-0.04
-0.05
-0.07
-0.07
-0.07
-0.08
-0.11
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-0.26
-0.33
-0.34
-0.35
-0.36
-0.36
-0.42
-0.44
-0.44
-0.45
-0.46
-0.46
-0.47
-0.48
-0.51
-0.53
-0.54
-0.54
-0.55
-0.55
-0.55
-0.56
-0.58
-0.60
-0.62
-0.64
-0.64
-0.65
-0.65
-0.67
-0.67
-0.68
-0.69
-0.69
-0.71
-0.71
-0.72
-0.73
-0.77
-0.77
-0.77
-0.77
-0.77
-0.79
-0.79
-0.85
-0.88
-0.89
-0.91
-0.91
-0.91
-0.94
-0.98
-0.99
-1.00
-1.00
-1.02
-1.03
-1.15
-1.16
-1.17
-1.18
-1.25
-1.26
-1.33
-1.41
-1.43
-1.43
-1.46
-1.46
-1.47
-1.49
-1.52
-1.59
-1.62
-1.69
-1.69
-1.73
-1.78
-2.01
-2.03
-2.09
-2.31
-2.31
-1.1
0
1.2
2.34
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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