Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Lebanon

Lebanon: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
186th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.0055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
All-time low
-1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Lebanon, 1996–2024

-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.2501996201020241996: -0.273 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.007 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.006 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.288 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.292 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.157 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.165 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.204 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.267 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.321 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.244 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.259 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.326 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.267 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.283 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.246 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.222 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.622 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.949 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.1 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

Lebanon recorded -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 323.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Lebanon peaked at -0.0055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2023.

That places Lebanon 186th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Lebanon, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.2733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.007 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -97.5%
2000 -0.0055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.9%
2002 -0.2877 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5121.3%
2003 -0.2919 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.5%
2004 -0.1572 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -46.2%
2005 -0.1649 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.9%
2006 -0.2041 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.8%
2007 -0.267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +30.8%
2008 -0.2995 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.2%
2009 -0.3214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.3%
2010 -0.2436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -24.2%
2011 -0.2595 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.5%
2012 -0.2601 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.2%
2013 -0.3257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +25.2%
2014 -0.2666 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.1%
2015 -0.2827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.0%
2016 -0.2459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.0%
2017 -0.222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.7%
2018 -0.4997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +125.1%
2019 -0.6223 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +24.5%
2020 -0.9492 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +52.5%
2021 -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.3%
2022 -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.4%
2023 -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.9%
2024 -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.1%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.2393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 4.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Lebanon 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
2002 -5121.3% -0.0055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2877 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.1401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2733 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.007 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.2221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.3228 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6223 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9492 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 183 Chad -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 184 Iraq -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 185 Congo -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 187 Equatorial Guinea -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 188 Comoros -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 189 Liberia -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Lebanon?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Lebanon was -1.13 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 Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was -0.0055 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2023.
How does Lebanon rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Lebanon ranks 186th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 323.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lebanon 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
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.