Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Nepal
Nepal: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -0.7696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Nepal, 1996–2025
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
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nepal is -0.7696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nepal peaked at -0.5879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.
Nepal ranks 163rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Nepal, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.8329 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.8462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | -0.847 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +30.3% |
| 2003 | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.7764 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -29.8% |
| 2005 | -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +31.8% |
| 2006 | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | -0.9841 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | -0.6174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -37.3% |
| 2009 | -0.6795 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | -0.5879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -13.5% |
| 2011 | -0.6814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +15.9% |
| 2012 | -0.9314 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +36.7% |
| 2013 | -0.8795 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | -0.7389 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -16.0% |
| 2015 | -0.9661 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +30.7% |
| 2016 | -0.807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -16.5% |
| 2017 | -0.7101 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.0% |
| 2018 | -0.6871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | -0.859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +25.0% |
| 2020 | -0.8518 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | -0.8522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.8347 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | -0.7174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.1% |
| 2024 | -0.6969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | -0.7696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.4% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's -0.7696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6398 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's -0.7696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for South Asia, which is -0.1848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 4.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.8395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8329 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.9106 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.7848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9661 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8522 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6969 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 160 Vanuatu -0.7485 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 161 Mauritania -0.7567 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 162 Sao Tome and Principe -0.7661 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 164 Guatemala -0.7759 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 165 Burkina Faso -0.7911 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 166 Cameroon -0.795 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nepal?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nepal was -0.7696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5879 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
- How does Nepal rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Nepal ranks 163rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.