Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Liberia

Liberia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
188th
of 204 countries
All-time high
-0.8816 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2012
All-time low
-2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Liberia, 1996–2024

-2-1.8-1.5-1.2-11996201020241996: -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.998 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.882 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.2 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 Liberia stood at -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Liberia peaked at -0.8816 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.

Liberia ranks 188th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8816 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 185 Lebanon -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 186 Equatorial Guinea -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 187 Comoros -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 189 North Korea -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 190 Mali -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 191 Guinea-Bissau -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Liberia?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Liberia was -1.25 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 Liberia?
The highest recorded value was -0.8816 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2012.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
How does Liberia rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Liberia ranks 188th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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
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.