Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Italy

Italy: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 0.7923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
45th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.8533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2023
All-time low
0.1999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2007
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Italy, 1996–2024

0.20.40.60.81996201020241996: 0.728 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.576 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.749 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.777 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.556 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.363 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.442 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.309 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.262 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.359 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.336 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.275 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.407 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.359 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.434 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.388 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.435 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.459 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.548 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.575 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.718 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.853 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.792 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

Italy recorded 0.7923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and up 120.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Italy peaked at 0.8533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2007.

Italy ranks 45th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.652 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.4464 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7774 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.3932 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.6972 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5477 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 42 China 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 43 Cyprus 0.8696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 44 Brunei 0.8352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 46 Saudi Arabia 0.7833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 47 American Samoa 0.7674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 48 Mauritius 0.7654 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Italy?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Italy was 0.7923 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 0.8533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1999 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007.
How does Italy rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Italy ranks 45th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 120.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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

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
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.