Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Cambodia

Cambodia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 29.5%
World rank
130th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
All-time low
-1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2005
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Cambodia, 1996–2024

-1.2-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020241996: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.947 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.804 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.814 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.748 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.701 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.814 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.598 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.572 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.467 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.485 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.515 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.643 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.463 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.416 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.294 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 Cambodia is -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.5% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Cambodia peaked at -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2005.

Cambodia ranks 130th 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 Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Cambodia, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.5%
2000 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2002 -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.4%
2003 -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2004 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.9%
2005 -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.7%
2006 -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.6%
2007 -0.9474 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.3%
2008 -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.9%
2009 -0.8036 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.9%
2010 -0.8141 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.3%
2011 -0.7478 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.1%
2012 -0.7009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.3%
2013 -0.8143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +16.2%
2014 -0.5981 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.5%
2015 -0.5898 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.4%
2016 -0.5723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.0%
2017 -0.4673 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.3%
2018 -0.4851 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.8%
2019 -0.5152 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.2%
2020 -0.5905 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.6%
2021 -0.6434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.0%
2022 -0.4626 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -28.1%
2023 -0.4161 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.0%
2024 -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -29.5%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's -0.2935 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, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8036 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.6305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4673 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.4812 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 127 Sri Lanka -0.2745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 128 Marshall Islands -0.2909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 129 Tanzania -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 131 Kenya -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 132 Cote d'Ivoire -0.3157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 133 Russia -0.3216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Cambodia?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Cambodia was -0.2935 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 Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005.
How does Cambodia rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Cambodia ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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.