Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Mozambique

Mozambique: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
157th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.0653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
-1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Mozambique, 1996–2024

-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-01996201020241996: -0.065 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.611 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.609 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.789 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.799 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.747 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.671 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.597 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.579 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.448 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.648 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.703 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.558 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.544 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.572 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.682 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.687 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.822 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.819 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.771 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.778 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.716 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

Mozambique recorded -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Mozambique peaked at -0.0653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

That places Mozambique 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Mozambique, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.0653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.6105 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +835.3%
2000 -0.6091 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2002 -0.789 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +29.6%
2003 -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +28.5%
2004 -0.7992 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.2%
2005 -0.747 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.5%
2006 -0.6706 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.2%
2007 -0.5972 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.9%
2008 -0.5786 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.1%
2009 -0.4476 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -22.6%
2010 -0.6481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +44.8%
2011 -0.7026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.4%
2012 -0.5577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.6%
2013 -0.5437 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.5%
2014 -0.5716 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.1%
2015 -0.5801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.5%
2016 -0.6824 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.6%
2017 -0.6899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.1%
2018 -0.6871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4%
2019 -0.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.4%
2020 -0.8223 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +26.5%
2021 -0.8186 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5%
2022 -0.7707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.9%
2023 -0.778 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.9%
2024 -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.0%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 57% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Mozambique 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
1998 -835.3% -0.0653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6105 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.3379 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6105 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.6947 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4476 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.6313 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7026 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5437 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.7811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8223 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 154 Tuvalu -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 155 Belarus -0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 156 Iran -0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 158 Sao Tome and Principe -0.7187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 159 Malawi -0.7258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 160 Mauritania -0.7412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Mozambique?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Mozambique was -0.7158 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was -0.0653 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does Mozambique rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Mozambique ranks 157th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mozambique 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
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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.