Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Kenya
Kenya: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Kenya, 1996–2024
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 Kenya stood at -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Kenya peaked at -0.2701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
Kenya ranks 131st of 205 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.
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Kenya, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.2701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.8451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +212.8% |
| 2000 | -0.8436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | -0.9886 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +17.2% |
| 2003 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | -0.7215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -34.7% |
| 2005 | -0.723 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -0.6672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.7% |
| 2007 | -0.5239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -21.5% |
| 2008 | -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +18.1% |
| 2009 | -0.6027 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | -0.5015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -16.8% |
| 2011 | -0.5309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | -0.4686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.7% |
| 2013 | -0.4187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.7% |
| 2014 | -0.4156 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | -0.3676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -11.5% |
| 2016 | -0.3166 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.9% |
| 2017 | -0.3033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.2% |
| 2018 | -0.345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +13.7% |
| 2019 | -0.2914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -15.5% |
| 2020 | -0.376 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +29.0% |
| 2021 | -0.3468 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | -0.3325 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | -0.3131 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.8% |
| 2024 | -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 46% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Kenya 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -212.8% | -0.2701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.5576 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.7549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.3959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2914 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.376 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 128 Marshall Islands -0.2909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 129 Tanzania -0.2925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 130 Cambodia -0.2935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 132 Cote d'Ivoire -0.3157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 133 Russia -0.3216 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 134 Uganda -0.3501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Kenya?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Kenya was -0.2979 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Kenya ranks 131st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.