Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Croatia

Croatia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 0.7098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.7098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
50th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.7558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2021
All-time low
-0.3352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Croatia, 1996–2024

-0.2500.250.50.751996201020241996: -0.335 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.307 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.183 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.206 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.163 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.369 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.355 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.303 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.375 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.396 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.421 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.287 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.241 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.401 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.416 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.426 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.257 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.265 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.404 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.493 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.419 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.506 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.756 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.716 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.749 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.71 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 Croatia stood at 0.7098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Croatia peaked at 0.7558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.3352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1996.

Croatia ranks 50th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Croatia, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.3352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.3072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.4%
2000 0.1834 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -159.7%
2002 0.206 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.4%
2003 0.1631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.8%
2004 0.3693 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +126.4%
2005 0.3549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.9%
2006 0.3025 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.8%
2007 0.3754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +24.1%
2008 0.3958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.4%
2009 0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.4%
2010 0.2869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -31.9%
2011 0.2406 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.1%
2012 0.4013 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +66.8%
2013 0.4156 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.6%
2014 0.4256 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.4%
2015 0.2567 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -39.7%
2016 0.2649 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.2%
2017 0.4041 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +52.5%
2018 0.4928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.9%
2019 0.4191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.9%
2020 0.5057 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.7%
2021 0.7558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +49.5%
2022 0.7162 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.2%
2023 0.7487 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.5%
2024 0.7098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.2%

Croatia compared with similar countries

  • Croatia's 0.7098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 65% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Croatia's 0.7098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Croatia 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
2000 +159.7% -0.3072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1834 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.3212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3072 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.308 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1631 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.3608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2406 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.6872 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5057 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 47 American Samoa 0.7674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 48 Mauritius 0.7654 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 49 Latvia 0.7432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 51 Bahamas 0.7093 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 52 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.6914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 53 Uruguay 0.6905 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Croatia?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Croatia was 0.7098 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.3352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
How does Croatia rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Croatia ranks 50th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia 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.