Government Effectiveness in Seychelles
Seychelles: Government Effectiveness was 0.2366 in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness in Seychelles, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.2366 for government effectiveness in 2011.
That represents a change of up 36.5% on the previous year and up 956.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Seychelles peaked at 0.6464 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.0276, in 2000.
Seychelles ranks 4th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government Effectiveness in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.6464 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2272 | -64.9% |
| 2000 | -0.0276 | -112.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0715 | -359.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0139 | -119.5% |
| 2004 | -0.0019 | -86.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0979 | -5162.2% |
| 2006 | 0.014 | -85.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1233 | +781.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0999 | -19.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0904 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1733 | +91.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2366 | +36.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.2366 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.828. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +5162.2% | -0.0019 | 0.0979 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4368 | 0.2272 | 0.6464 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0504 | -0.0276 | 0.1233 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2049 | 0.1733 | 0.2366 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Seychelles?
- Government effectiveness in Seychelles was 0.2366 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6464 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0276 in 2000.
- How does Seychelles rank for government effectiveness?
- Seychelles ranks 4th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 956.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.