Government Effectiveness in Niger

Niger: Government Effectiveness was -0.668 in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
-0.668
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
25th
of 53 countries
All-time high
-0.668
in 2011
All-time low
-1.24
in 1996
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Government Effectiveness in Niger, 1996–2011

-1.2-1-0.8-0.61996200320111996: -1.21998: -1.12000: -1.12002: -0.8852003: -0.752004: -0.6862005: -0.7892006: -0.9052007: -0.9012008: -0.8332009: -0.7082010: -0.7092011: -0.668

Source: World Bank Institute.

Analysis

Niger recorded -0.668 for government effectiveness in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Niger peaked at -0.668 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.24, in 1996.

Niger ranks 25th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.16 -1.24 -1.08 2
2000s -0.8381 -1.08 -0.6864 9
2010s -0.6886 -0.7093 -0.668 2

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 22 Gambia -0.6136 compare
  2. 23 Zambia -0.6538 compare
  3. 24 Algeria -0.6554 compare
  4. 26 Eswatini -0.691 compare
  5. 27 Sao Tome and Principe -0.7136 compare
  6. 28 Mali -0.828 compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness in Niger?
Government effectiveness in Niger was -0.668 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was -0.668 in 2011.
What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was -1.24 in 1996.
How does Niger rank for government effectiveness?
Niger ranks 25th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger 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

Indicator
Government Effectiveness (estimate)
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed

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.