Government Effectiveness: Governance estimate (approx. -2.5) … gaps in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness: Governance estimate (approx. -2.5) … gaps was -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Zimbabwe, 1996–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
In 2024, government effectiveness - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Zimbabwe stood at -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Zimbabwe peaked at -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 177th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Governance estimate (approx. -2.5) … gaps in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1997 | -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1256.7% |
| 1998 | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +92.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +81.7% |
| 2000 | -0.7777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +45.0% |
| 2001 | -0.8146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | -0.8516 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | -0.9477 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | -0.9672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +33.1% |
| 2006 | -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +18.4% |
| 2009 | -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | -0.9413 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -21.6% |
| 2016 | -0.9135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | -0.9584 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.9885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Governance estimate (approx. -2.5) … gaps in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -1256.7% | -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
| 1998 | -92.6% | -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
| 1999 | -81.7% | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2491 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5365 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 4 |
| 2000s | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 174 Papua New Guinea -0.9004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 175 Guatemala -0.9094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 176 Sierra Leone -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 178 Burundi -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 179 Nigeria -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 180 Nicaragua -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Zimbabwe?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) in Zimbabwe was -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) with 540 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) with 540 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.