Government Effectiveness in Gabon
Gabon: Government Effectiveness was -0.8706 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Gabon, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute.
Analysis
In 2011, government effectiveness in Gabon stood at -0.8706. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Gabon peaked at -0.3366 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.8706, in 2011.
Gabon ranks 29th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.3366 | — |
| 1998 | -0.5935 | +76.3% |
| 2000 | -0.631 | +6.3% |
| 2002 | -0.3941 | -37.5% |
| 2003 | -0.4765 | +20.9% |
| 2004 | -0.8027 | +68.4% |
| 2005 | -0.8392 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | -0.8264 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | -0.8137 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | -0.8079 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | -0.8303 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | -0.8526 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | -0.8706 | +2.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.8706 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.2708, 3.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -0.8706 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.828, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness in Gabon 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 | -76.3% | -0.3366 | -0.5935 |
| 2004 | -68.4% | -0.4765 | -0.8027 |
| 2002 | +37.5% | -0.631 | -0.3941 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4651 | -0.5935 | -0.3366 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.7135 | -0.8392 | -0.3941 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.8616 | -0.8706 | -0.8526 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 26 Eswatini -0.691 compare
- 27 Sao Tome and Principe -0.7136 compare
- 28 Mali -0.828 compare
- 30 Madagascar -0.8717 compare
- 31 Cameroon -0.8795 compare
- 32 Mauritania -0.903 compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Gabon?
- Government effectiveness in Gabon was -0.8706 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3366 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8706 in 2011.
- How does Gabon rank for government effectiveness?
- Gabon ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.