Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Burundi

Burundi: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 9.2%
World rank
178th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.8758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2014
All-time low
-1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Burundi, 1996–2024

-2-1.8-1.5-1.2-11996201020241996: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.897 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.876 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.926 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.922 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.977 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1 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 Burundi is -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Burundi peaked at -0.8758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

That places Burundi 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Burundi, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.5%
2000 -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2002 -1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.4%
2003 -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.5%
2004 -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.8%
2005 -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.4%
2006 -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.2%
2007 -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.4%
2008 -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.9%
2009 -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.8%
2010 -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.0%
2011 -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.3%
2012 -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.2%
2013 -0.8973 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -24.4%
2014 -0.8758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.4%
2015 -0.9257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.7%
2016 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.8%
2017 -0.9218 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.0%
2018 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.7%
2019 -0.9766 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.1%
2020 -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.0%
2021 -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.8%
2022 -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.0%
2023 -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.2%
2024 -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.2%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's -1.01 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)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 175 Guatemala -0.9094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 176 Sierra Leone -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 177 Zimbabwe -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 179 Nigeria -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 180 Nicaragua -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 181 Turkmenistan -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Burundi?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Burundi was -1.01 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 Burundi?
The highest recorded value was -0.8758 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does Burundi rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Burundi ranks 178th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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.