Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Nigeria
Nigeria: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -0.9134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Nigeria, 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
Nigeria recorded -0.9134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nigeria peaked at -0.7334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2002.
That places Nigeria 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.3% |
| 2000 | -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.4% |
| 2002 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +23.6% |
| 2003 | -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -20.5% |
| 2005 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | -0.9823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | -0.9388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.4% |
| 2009 | -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.5% |
| 2010 | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | -0.8834 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -16.4% |
| 2013 | -0.9042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | -0.9942 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.0% |
| 2015 | -0.806 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -18.9% |
| 2016 | -0.8144 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | -0.7457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.4% |
| 2018 | -0.7334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | -0.857 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +16.9% |
| 2020 | -0.9159 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.9% |
| 2021 | -0.9604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | -0.9681 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | -0.8067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -16.7% |
| 2024 | -0.9609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +19.1% |
| 2025 | -0.9134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.9% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's -0.9134 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, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's -0.9134 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9388 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.8865 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.9209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9681 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nigeria?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nigeria was -0.9134 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.7334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
- How does Nigeria rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Nigeria ranks 179th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.