Government Effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Government Effectiveness was -1.63 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea is -1.63, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -1.07 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.72, in 2009.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1.07 | — |
| 1998 | -1.46 | +36.5% |
| 2000 | -1.51 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | -1.35 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | -1.24 | -7.5% |
| 2004 | -1.46 | +17.5% |
| 2005 | -1.45 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | -1.6 | +10.1% |
| 2007 | -1.68 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | -1.68 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | -1.72 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | -1.68 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | -1.63 | -3.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.63 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.2708, 6.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -1.63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.828, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -36.5% | -1.07 | -1.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.26 | -1.46 | -1.07 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.52 | -1.72 | -1.24 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.65 | -1.68 | -1.63 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 9.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea?
- Government effectiveness in Equatorial Guinea was -1.63 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -1.07 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.72 in 2009.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for government effectiveness?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Government Effectiveness (estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Government effectiveness measures the quality of public services, the quality and degree of independence from political pressures of the civil service, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government’s commitment to such policies. Further documentation and research using the World Governance Indicators (WGI) is available at www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance.