Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in South Africa
South Africa: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in South Africa, 1996–2024
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
South Africa recorded -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.3% on the previous year and down 168.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in South Africa peaked at 0.6157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.
That places South Africa 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4609 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4132 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3051 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4932 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2564 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3335 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in South Africa?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in South Africa was -0.2259 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6157 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- South Africa ranks 121st out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 168.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa 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.