Government Effectiveness in Somalia
Somalia: Government Effectiveness was -2.16 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Somalia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness in Somalia is -2.16, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Somalia peaked at -1.6 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -2.45, in 2008.
Somalia ranks 53rd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -2.1 | — |
| 1998 | -2.16 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | -2.28 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | -1.6 | -29.9% |
| 2003 | -2.1 | +31.6% |
| 2004 | -2.09 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | -2.17 | +3.9% |
| 2006 | -2.32 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | -2.34 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | -2.45 | +4.9% |
| 2009 | -2.27 | -7.5% |
| 2010 | -2.24 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | -2.16 | -3.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -2.16 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.9572, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -2.16 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.828, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +29.9% | -2.28 | -1.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.13 | -2.16 | -2.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | -2.18 | -2.45 | -1.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | -2.2 | -2.24 | -2.16 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 50 Equatorial Guinea -1.63 compare
- 51 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.66 compare
- 52 Comoros -1.74 compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1,290 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 40,976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Somalia?
- Government effectiveness in Somalia was -2.16 in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.6 in 2002.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.45 in 2008.
- How does Somalia rank for government effectiveness?
- Somalia ranks 53rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.