Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Congo
Congo: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Congo, 1996–2025
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
Congo recorded -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Congo peaked at -0.8383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2007.
That places Congo 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Congo, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +16.5% |
| 2006 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -18.0% |
| 2009 | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.8% |
| 2013 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.9% |
| 2014 | -0.9521 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -15.7% |
| 2015 | -0.8557 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.1% |
| 2016 | -0.8383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | -0.9055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.5% |
| 2019 | -0.9953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +22.0% |
| 2021 | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Congo?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Congo was -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007.
- How does Congo rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Congo ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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About this data
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.