Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Malaysia

Malaysia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 22.4%
World rank
40th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.9607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
All-time low
0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2009
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Malaysia, 1996–2024

00.20.40.60.811996201020241996: 0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.731 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.875 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.935 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.842 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.779 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.826 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.892 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.781 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.706 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.961 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.902 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.876 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.871 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.919 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.837 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.777 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.761 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.859 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.817 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.868 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.804 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.786 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.747 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.915 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

Malaysia recorded 0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Malaysia peaked at 0.9607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2009.

That places Malaysia 40th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.752 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.731 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7731 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.8395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9352 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.858 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7611 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.8238 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9148 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 37 Slovenia 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 38 Chile 0.9645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 39 Portugal 0.9475 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 41 San Marino 0.8976 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 42 China 0.8958 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 43 Cyprus 0.8696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Malaysia?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Malaysia was 0.9148 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9607 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009.
How does Malaysia rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Malaysia ranks 40th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malaysia 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.