Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Niger
Niger: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Niger, 1996–2024
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
Niger recorded -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.9% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Niger peaked at -0.566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.
That places Niger 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Niger, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -20.3% |
| 2003 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | -0.8355 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -20.6% |
| 2005 | -0.7442 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.9% |
| 2006 | -0.8062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | -0.818 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | -0.7451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.9% |
| 2009 | -0.6827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.4% |
| 2010 | -0.735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | -0.6956 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | -0.5899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -15.2% |
| 2013 | -0.6375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.1% |
| 2014 | -0.5888 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.6% |
| 2015 | -0.5909 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | -0.566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | -0.6549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +15.7% |
| 2018 | -0.6127 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.4% |
| 2019 | -0.6647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | -0.6574 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | -0.6395 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | -0.645 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | -0.6115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.2% |
| 2024 | -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +25.9% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 62% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.8934 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.6336 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.735 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 158 Sao Tome and Principe -0.7187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 159 Malawi -0.7258 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 160 Mauritania -0.7412 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 162 Eswatini -0.7811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 163 Angola -0.7852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 164 Cameroon -0.8008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Niger?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Niger was -0.7697 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was -0.566 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2016.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.31 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
- How does Niger rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Niger ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.