Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Belarus

Belarus: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
155th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.2015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2017
All-time low
-1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Belarus, 1996–2024

-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.251996201020241996: -0.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.976 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.991 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.988 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.479 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.334 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.329 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.201 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.239 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.617 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.683 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.597 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.596 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.702 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 Belarus is -0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Belarus peaked at -0.2015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

Belarus ranks 155th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Belarus, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.7897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.6%
2000 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +34.1%
2002 -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.0%
2003 -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.5%
2004 -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.3%
2005 -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.2%
2006 -0.991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -23.0%
2007 -0.9884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2008 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.0%
2009 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.0%
2010 -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.7%
2011 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.2%
2012 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2013 -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.6%
2014 -0.4792 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -52.2%
2015 -0.3341 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -30.3%
2016 -0.3286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.6%
2017 -0.2015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -38.7%
2018 -0.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.1%
2019 -0.2387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.8%
2020 -0.6168 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +158.4%
2021 -0.6825 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.7%
2022 -0.5969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.5%
2023 -0.5964 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2024 -0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.6%

Belarus compared with similar countries

  • Belarus's -0.7015 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, 7.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Belarus's -0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (53 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Belarus 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.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -158.4% -0.2387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6168 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.8829 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9884 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.6012 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.6388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5964 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 152 Ethiopia -0.646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 153 Lesotho -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 154 Tuvalu -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 156 Iran -0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 157 Mozambique -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 158 Sao Tome and Principe -0.7187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Belarus?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Belarus was -0.7015 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 Belarus?
The highest recorded value was -0.2015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does Belarus rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Belarus ranks 155th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belarus 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.