Government Effectiveness in Mauritius
Mauritius: Government Effectiveness was 0.7552 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness in Mauritius, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.7552 for government effectiveness in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Mauritius peaked at 0.7631 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3156, in 1996.
That places Mauritius 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3156 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4194 | +32.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4468 | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4091 | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7509 | +83.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6528 | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6184 | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6709 | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7142 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7591 | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6801 | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7631 | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7552 | -1.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.7552 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.2708. (8 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.7552 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.828. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3675 | 0.3156 | 0.4194 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.6336 | 0.4091 | 0.7591 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7592 | 0.7552 | 0.7631 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 2 Botswana 0.5347 compare
- 3 South Africa 0.3689 compare
- 4 Seychelles 0.2366 compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Mauritius?
- Government effectiveness in Mauritius was 0.7552 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7631 in 2010.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3156 in 1996.
- How does Mauritius rank for government effectiveness?
- Mauritius ranks 1st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.