Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Eritrea

Eritrea: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
194th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.9143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2005
All-time low
-1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2019
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Eritrea, 1996–2024

-1.4-1.2-11996201020241996: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.933 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.943 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.914 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.5 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

Eritrea recorded -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Eritrea peaked at -0.9143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2019.

Eritrea ranks 194th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Eritrea, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.7%
2000 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2002 -0.9333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -28.9%
2003 -0.9425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.0%
2004 -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +13.4%
2005 -0.9143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.4%
2006 -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.9%
2007 -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2008 -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.9%
2009 -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.9%
2010 -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.4%
2011 -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.6%
2012 -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.5%
2013 -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.9%
2014 -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.3%
2015 -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.0%
2016 -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6%
2017 -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.5%
2018 -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.8%
2019 -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.7%
2020 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.5%
2021 -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2022 -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.7%
2023 -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.7%
2024 -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.5%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Eritrea 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
2002 +28.9% -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 191 Mali -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 192 Guinea-Bissau -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 193 Libya -1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 195 Venezuela -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 196 Myanmar -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 197 Central African Republic -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Eritrea?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Eritrea was -1.46 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was -0.9143 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2019.
How does Eritrea rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Eritrea ranks 194th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eritrea 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.