Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
205
Highest
865.17 % change on previous year
Moldova
Lowest
-762.16 % change on previous year
Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)
Median
-0.1089 % change on previous year
Years covered
22
2003–2024
Data points
4,388
What the numbers show
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual growth rate is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 865.17 % change on previous year in Moldova; the lowest is -762.16 % change on previous year in Kosovo (UNSCR 1244).
The median across all reporting countries is -0.1089 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.3315 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 124 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 75,616.3%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 403,310.0%).
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 865.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11,508.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Panama | 686.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 12,388.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Ghana | 435.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75,616.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Romania | 216.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,613.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Argentina | 198.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 695.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 153.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 413.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Nauru | 123.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 413.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Palau | 123.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 413.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Morocco | 84.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,054.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Tonga | 74.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Greenland | 73.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,715.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 63.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Senegal | 54.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 51.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Vietnam | 48.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 61.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 41.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Turkey | 38.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Guam | 33.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Montenegro | 32.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Cambodia | 29.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Algeria | 29.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Tanzania | 27.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 27.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Laos | 22.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Malaysia | 22.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 304.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Tajikistan | 21.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Fiji | 20.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Oman | 20.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Uganda | 18.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Seychelles | 18.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 274.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Iraq | 17.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Puerto Rico | 17.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Papua New Guinea | 16.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 267.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 16.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Brazil | 15.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 36 | China | 15.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Cape Verde | 14.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | 14.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Lesotho | 13.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 233.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Togo | 12.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Slovakia | 12.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Kyrgyzstan | 11.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,099.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Madagascar | 9.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Mauritania | 9.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 629.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Chad | 9.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,273.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Burundi | 9.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 285.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 8.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 362.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Bhutan | 8.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Djibouti | 8.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Mozambique | 7.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 7.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Afghanistan | 7.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 581.4% | volatile |
| 53 | New Zealand | 7.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Hong Kong | 6.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Albania | 6.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Poland | 6.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 6.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Kuwait | 6.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Honduras | 5.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Guinea-Bissau | 5.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 306.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Malawi | 5.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Zambia | 5.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Angola | 5.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Japan | 5.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Kenya | 4.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 549.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Congo | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Sweden | 4.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 454.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Iran | 4.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Solomon Islands | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 301.3% | volatile |
| 70 | United Kingdom | 4.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Jamaica | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Samoa | 3.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Comoros | 3.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Norway | 3.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 204.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Vanuatu | 3.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Lebanon | 3.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Spain | 3.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,039.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Gabon | 2.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Belgium | 2.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Estonia | 2.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Libya | 1.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Finland | 1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Australia | 1.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 86 | South Sudan | 1.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Myanmar | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8766 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Yemen | 0.7972 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Canada | 0.7936 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Singapore | 0.7665 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 235.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Iceland | 0.3475 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 93 | United States | 0.1075 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 0.086 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Netherlands | 0.0497 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 96 | North Korea | -0.0449 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Liechtenstein | -0.0496 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Cayman Islands | -0.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Monaco | -0.0708 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 228.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Bermuda | -0.084 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Macao | -0.0886 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahamas | -0.0923 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Barbados | -0.1089 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Aruba | -0.1267 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 105 | San Marino | -0.1378 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 304.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.1789 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 107 | American Samoa | -0.2121 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Haiti | -0.2412 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.2871 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 110 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.3295 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Central African Republic | -0.3686 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Maldives | -0.4275 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Guyana | -0.5853 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 114 | South Korea | -0.5931 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Germany | -0.9664 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Qatar | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Sudan | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 877.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | -1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | -1.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Serbia | -1.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Guinea | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Peru | -1.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Portugal | -1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Denmark | -2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Venezuela | -2.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Liberia | -2.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 450.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | -2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Cameroon | -2.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Ireland | -2.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Ukraine | -3.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Chile | -3.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Kazakhstan | -3.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Syria | -3.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.4% | volatile |
| 135 | United Arab Emirates | -3.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Austria | -4.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 154.1% | volatile |
| 137 | India | -4.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Somalia | -4.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Czechia | -4.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Nepal | -4.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Paraguay | -4.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 264.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Luxembourg | -4.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,909.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Mali | -5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 144 | East Timor | -5.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Croatia | -5.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 315.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Guatemala | -5.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Palestine | -5.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Eritrea | -5.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | -6.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovenia | -6.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Kiribati | -6.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 116.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Cyprus | -6.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Mongolia | -6.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Mauritius | -7.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Italy | -7.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 69.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Hungary | -8.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Eswatini | -8.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Switzerland | -9.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 187.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Bangladesh | -11.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.2% | volatile |
| 160 | France | -11.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 710.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Nicaragua | -12.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 244.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Israel | -13.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6,583.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Costa Rica | -14.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 266.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Gambia | -14.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Rwanda | -14.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Brunei | -15.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Nigeria | -16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Thailand | -16.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Tuvalu | -17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Belarus | -17.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Bahrain | -18.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 197.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Malta | -18.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 173 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -18.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Uruguay | -19.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.7% | volatile |
| 175 | South Africa | -22.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,489.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Georgia | -22.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 474.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Suriname | -22.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Botswana | -22.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 324.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Greece | -25.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.5% | volatile |
| 180 | Niger | -25.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 438.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Trinidad and Tobago | -26.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 296.8% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | -30.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 54.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Indonesia | -34.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Ecuador | -35.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 183.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Namibia | -35.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 527.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Tunisia | -42.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 152.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Jordan | -44.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 177.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Bolivia | -49.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Russia | -54.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Bulgaria | -59.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 8,632.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Dominica | -61.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Grenada | -75.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | -76.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,366.1% | volatile |
| 194 | El Salvador | -93.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 291.7% | volatile |
| 195 | Belize | -100.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Cuba | -109.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 403,310.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Turkmenistan | -118.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 316.7% | volatile |
| 198 | Micronesia (country) | -119 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 260.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Armenia | -122.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Egypt | -144.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,012.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Colombia | -163.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 202 | Mexico | -193.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 372.4% | volatile |
| 203 | North Macedonia | -244.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.9% | volatile |
| 204 | Kosovo | -762.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,718.8% | volatile |
| 204 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -762.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,718.8% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.