Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Nepal

Nepal: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.8845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.8845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
170th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.6925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
All-time low
-1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2015
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Nepal, 1996–2024

-1.2-1.1-1-0.9-0.8-0.71996201020241996: -0.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.799 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.796 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.717 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.921 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.947 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.787 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.693 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.796 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.895 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.982 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.928 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.914 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.946 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.955 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.844 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.885 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

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nepal is -0.8845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nepal peaked at -0.6925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2015.

Nepal ranks 170th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Nepal, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.7897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.7988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.2%
2000 -0.7957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4%
2002 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +31.6%
2003 -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.9%
2004 -0.7174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -32.1%
2005 -0.9214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +28.4%
2006 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.1%
2007 -0.9467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.4%
2008 -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +7.4%
2009 -0.7872 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -22.6%
2010 -0.6925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.0%
2011 -0.7963 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.0%
2012 -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +39.3%
2013 -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.2%
2014 -0.8953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.9%
2015 -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +29.9%
2016 -0.9819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.6%
2017 -0.9277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.5%
2018 -0.9144 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.4%
2019 -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.6%
2020 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.7%
2021 -0.9461 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.8%
2022 -0.9545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.9%
2023 -0.844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.6%
2024 -0.8845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.8%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's -0.8845 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, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's -0.8845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for South Asia, which is -0.2479 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 3.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.7943 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.9246 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.9645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.9311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 167 Madagascar -0.8632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 168 Solomon Islands -0.8686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 169 Burkina Faso -0.8749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 171 Guinea -0.8882 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 172 Kyrgyzstan -0.8885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 173 East Timor -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nepal?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nepal was -0.8845 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 Nepal?
The highest recorded value was -0.6925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2015.
How does Nepal rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Nepal ranks 170th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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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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.