Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
149th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.5338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2016
All-time low
-1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Bangladesh, 1996–2024

-1-0.8-0.61996201020241996: -0.811 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.545 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.871 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.854 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.906 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.895 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.944 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.873 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.845 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.815 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.807 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.837 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.799 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.774 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.685 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.655 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.534 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.573 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.597 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.721 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.564 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.623 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.557 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.619 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

In 2024, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Bangladesh stood at -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Bangladesh peaked at -0.5338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

That places Bangladesh 149th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Bangladesh, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.8112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.5449 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -32.8%
2000 -0.8711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +59.9%
2002 -0.8543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.9%
2003 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +24.9%
2004 -0.9061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.1%
2005 -0.8946 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.3%
2006 -0.944 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.5%
2007 -0.8728 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.5%
2008 -0.8449 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.2%
2009 -0.8146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.6%
2010 -0.8071 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9%
2011 -0.8373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.7%
2012 -0.7988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.6%
2013 -0.7739 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.1%
2014 -0.6852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.5%
2015 -0.6547 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.4%
2016 -0.5338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.5%
2017 -0.5732 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.4%
2018 -0.6194 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.1%
2019 -0.5971 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.6%
2020 -0.7214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.8%
2021 -0.5639 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.8%
2022 -0.6234 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.6%
2023 -0.5575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.6%
2024 -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.0%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for South Asia, which is -0.2479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.678 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5449 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.8966 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.688 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.617 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 146 Pakistan -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 147 Tajikistan -0.6009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 148 Bolivia -0.6104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 150 Honduras -0.6197 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 151 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.6353 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 152 Ethiopia -0.646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Bangladesh?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Bangladesh was -0.619 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 Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was -0.5338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does Bangladesh rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Bangladesh ranks 149th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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
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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.