Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Qatar

Qatar: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
34th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2022
All-time low
0.2089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2005
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Qatar, 1996–2024

0.20.40.60.811.21996201020241996: 0.235 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.231 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.232 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.277 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.272 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.242 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.209 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.393 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.642 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.715 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.964 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.975 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.983 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.806 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.942 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.964 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 1.1 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

Qatar recorded 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Qatar peaked at 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2005.

That places Qatar 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Qatar, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Qatar, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.2349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 0.2307 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.8%
2000 0.2322 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2002 0.2768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.2%
2003 0.272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.8%
2004 0.2417 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.1%
2005 0.2089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.6%
2006 0.393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +88.1%
2007 0.6424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +63.5%
2008 0.7154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.4%
2009 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +43.5%
2010 0.9644 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.0%
2011 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.5%
2012 0.9748 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.3%
2013 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +16.9%
2014 0.983 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.7%
2015 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.2%
2016 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5%
2017 0.9701 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.7%
2018 0.8062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -16.9%
2019 0.9424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +16.9%
2020 0.9643 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.3%
2021 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.0%
2022 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.4%
2023 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.6%
2024 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1%

Qatar compared with similar countries

  • Qatar's 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • Qatar's 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.2393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Qatar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +88.1% 0.2089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
2007 +63.5% 0.393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6424 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2328 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2307 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.4454 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.9852 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8062 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9643 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Qatar

  1. 31 Cayman Islands 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 32 Czechia 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 33 Israel 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 35 Macao 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 36 Spain 1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 37 Slovenia 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Qatar?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Qatar was 1.13 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 Qatar?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Qatar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2089 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2005.
How does Qatar rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Qatar ranks 34th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Qatar?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Qatar 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
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.