Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Nigeria

Nigeria: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
178th
of 204 countries
All-time high
-0.8458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2018
All-time low
-1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Nigeria, 1996–2024

-1.6-1.4-1.2-1-0.81996201020241996: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.956 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.982 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.914 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.919 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.861 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.846 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.968 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.984 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.868 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1 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

Nigeria recorded -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nigeria peaked at -0.8458 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 178th out of 204 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9559 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.9773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.9931 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8678 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 175 Sierra Leone -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 176 Zimbabwe -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 177 Burundi -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 179 Nicaragua -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 180 Turkmenistan -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 181 Palestine -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nigeria?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Nigeria was -1.01 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 Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was -0.8458 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 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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

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
Last refreshed

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.