Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Syria

Syria: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
197th
of 204 countries
All-time high
-0.689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2011
All-time low
-1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Syria, 1996–2024

-1.6-1.4-1.2-1-0.8-0.61996201020241996: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.96 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.774 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.715 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.694 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.689 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.928 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.7 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

Syria recorded -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 64.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Syria peaked at -0.689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

Syria ranks 197th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7147 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 194 Venezuela -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 195 Myanmar -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 198 Democratic Republic of Congo -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 199 Sudan -1.79 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 200 Yemen -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Syria?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Syria was -1.67 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 Syria?
The highest recorded value was -0.689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Syria rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Syria ranks 197th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is down 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Syria 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
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.