Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Greece

Greece: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 25.8%
World rank
85th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.6671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2004
All-time low
0.0839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2016
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Greece, 1996–2024

00.20.40.61996201020241996: 0.508 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.282 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.318 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.436 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.518 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.667 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.498 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.546 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.496 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.458 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.495 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.304 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.256 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.227 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.397 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.245 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.182 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.084 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.262 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.459 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.587 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.573 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.564 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.258 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.191 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 Greece stood at 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Greece peaked at 0.6671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2016.

That places Greece 85th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Greece, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.508 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 0.282 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -44.5%
2000 0.3181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.8%
2002 0.4355 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +36.9%
2003 0.5176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +18.8%
2004 0.6671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +28.9%
2005 0.4979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -25.4%
2006 0.5464 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.7%
2007 0.4958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.3%
2008 0.4581 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.6%
2009 0.4951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.1%
2010 0.3044 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -38.5%
2011 0.2559 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.9%
2012 0.2269 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.3%
2013 0.3965 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +74.7%
2014 0.2448 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -38.3%
2015 0.1817 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -25.8%
2016 0.0839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -53.8%
2017 0.2623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +212.7%
2018 0.3399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +29.6%
2019 0.459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +35.0%
2020 0.5867 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +27.8%
2021 0.5727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.4%
2022 0.5636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.6%
2023 0.2578 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -54.2%
2024 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -25.8%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 18% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 26% of the median. (53 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Greece 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
2017 +212.7% 0.0839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2623 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.282 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.508 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.4924 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.2755 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.4344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1913 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5867 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 82 Panama 0.2451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 83 Senegal 0.2344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 84 Jordan 0.2162 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 86 Argentina 0.1837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 87 Indonesia 0.1798 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 88 Morocco 0.1764 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Greece?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Greece was 0.1913 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.6671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2004.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
How does Greece rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Greece ranks 85th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece 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.