Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Gambia

Gambia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.5358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.5358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
141st
of 204 countries
All-time high
-0.4683 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2023
All-time low
-0.9188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2006
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Gambia, 1996–2024

-0.9-0.8-0.7-0.6-0.51996201020241996: -0.586 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.592 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.595 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.671 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.787 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.919 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.778 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.77 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.639 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.627 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.577 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.541 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.634 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.611 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.522 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.502 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.536 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.587 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.513 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.502 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.468 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.536 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 Gambia stood at -0.5358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The figure is down 14.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Gambia peaked at -0.4683 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.9188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2006.

Gambia ranks 141st of 204 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.5893 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5863 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.7057 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.5799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.639 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5023 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.5215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5874 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4683 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 138 Suriname -0.4543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 139 Djibouti -0.493 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 140 Zambia -0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 142 Gabon -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 143 Laos -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 144 Ukraine -0.5988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Gambia?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Gambia was -0.5358 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 Gambia?
The highest recorded value was -0.4683 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was -0.9188 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006.
How does Gambia rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Gambia ranks 141st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia 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
204 places, 5,142 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.