Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in New Zealand

New Zealand: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
5th
of 204 countries
All-time high
2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
All-time low
1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2021
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in New Zealand, 1996–2024

00.511.521996201020241996: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 1.7 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1.8 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 New Zealand stood at 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in New Zealand peaked at 2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2021.

That places New Zealand 5th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.85 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 2 Japan 2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 3 Luxembourg 2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 6 Norway 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 7 Switzerland 1.84 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 8 Finland 1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in New Zealand?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in New Zealand was 1.85 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
How does New Zealand rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
New Zealand ranks 5th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand 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
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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.