Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Pakistan

Pakistan: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
146th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2017
All-time low
-0.8257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2011
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Pakistan, 1996–2024

-0.8-0.7-0.6-0.5-0.41996201020241996: -0.541 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.545 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.543 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.607 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.794 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.657 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.643 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.537 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.528 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.793 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.779 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.777 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.826 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.682 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.611 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.421 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.507 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.497 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.615 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.517 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.682 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.659 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.6 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 Pakistan stood at -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Pakistan peaked at -0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.8257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2011.

Pakistan ranks 146th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Pakistan, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.5407 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.5449 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.8%
2000 -0.5434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2002 -0.6067 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.6%
2003 -0.7936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +30.8%
2004 -0.6575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.2%
2005 -0.6434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.1%
2006 -0.5368 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.6%
2007 -0.528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.6%
2008 -0.793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +50.2%
2009 -0.7787 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.8%
2010 -0.7771 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2011 -0.8257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.3%
2012 -0.6501 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -21.3%
2013 -0.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.5%
2014 -0.6822 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.4%
2015 -0.6106 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.5%
2016 -0.5305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.1%
2017 -0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -20.6%
2018 -0.5073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.4%
2019 -0.4968 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.1%
2020 -0.615 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.8%
2021 -0.517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.9%
2022 -0.6821 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +31.9%
2023 -0.6585 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.5%
2024 -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.8%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.2393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.5428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5449 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5407 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.6534 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.6162 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.6146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6821 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 143 Gabon -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 144 Laos -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 145 Ukraine -0.5988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 147 Tajikistan -0.6009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 148 Bolivia -0.6104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 149 Bangladesh -0.619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Pakistan?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Pakistan was -0.6003 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was -0.4213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was -0.8257 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
How does Pakistan rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Pakistan ranks 146th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.