Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Israel
Israel: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Israel, 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
In 2025, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Israel stood at 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Israel peaked at 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2020.
That places Israel 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Israel, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | 1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -26.8% |
| 2021 | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +27.8% |
| 2022 | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.1932 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Israel?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Israel was 1.19 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2020.
- How does Israel rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Israel ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Israel 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.