Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Somalia
Somalia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Somalia, 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
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Somalia is -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Somalia peaked at -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2014.
Somalia ranks 202nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | -2.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.6% |
| 2004 | -1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.3% |
| 2005 | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -2.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | -1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | -2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.9% |
| 2011 | -2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | -2.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | -2.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | -2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | -2.14 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.5% |
| 2016 | -2.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | -2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | -2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | -2.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | -2.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | -1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -2.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 199 Myanmar -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 200 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 201 Yemen -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 203 Sudan -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 204 Afghanistan -1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 205 Haiti -2.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Somalia?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Somalia was -1.91 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
- How does Somalia rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Somalia ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia 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.