Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Algeria

Algeria: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 29.4%
World rank
124th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
All-time low
-1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Algeria, 1996–2024

-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020241996: -0.749 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.783 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.718 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.862 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.681 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.685 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.735 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.752 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.724 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.698 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.603 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.722 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.551 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.315 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.356 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.424 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.523 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.289 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.316 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.269 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.464 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.267 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.356 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Algeria is -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Algeria peaked at -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2000.

Algeria ranks 124th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Algeria, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.7487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.7825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.5%
2000 -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +38.2%
2002 -0.7184 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -33.6%
2003 -0.8617 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.0%
2004 -0.6808 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.0%
2005 -0.6847 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2006 -0.735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.3%
2007 -0.7517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.3%
2008 -0.7244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.6%
2009 -0.6984 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.6%
2010 -0.6027 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.7%
2011 -0.7224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.9%
2012 -0.6595 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.7%
2013 -0.551 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.5%
2014 -0.3152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -42.8%
2015 -0.3556 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.8%
2016 -0.4244 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.4%
2017 -0.5232 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.3%
2018 -0.2892 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -44.7%
2019 -0.3159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.2%
2020 -0.2693 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.7%
2021 -0.4641 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +72.3%
2022 -0.2671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -42.4%
2023 -0.3556 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +33.1%
2024 -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -29.4%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.7× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.2393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.7656 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.7707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6808 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.4759 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2892 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.3215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4641 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 121 Brazil -0.224 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 122 South Africa -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 123 Tunisia -0.2393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 125 Puerto Rico -0.2552 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 126 Cuba -0.2695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 127 Sri Lanka -0.2745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Algeria?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Algeria was -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was -0.2512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
How does Algeria rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Algeria ranks 124th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,161 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.