Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Syria
Syria: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Syria, 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
Syria recorded -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is up 8.4% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Syria peaked at -0.6993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.
Syria ranks 197th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Syria, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +21.8% |
| 2000 | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.4% |
| 2002 | -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.2% |
| 2003 | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.8% |
| 2004 | -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -15.8% |
| 2005 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -22.7% |
| 2007 | -0.9472 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.2% |
| 2008 | -0.7869 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -16.9% |
| 2009 | -0.7354 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | -0.6993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | -0.734 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +42.3% |
| 2013 | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -9.2% |
| 2015 | -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +20.6% |
| 2016 | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +19.6% |
| 2017 | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.1% |
| 2023 | -1.69 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.3% |
| 2025 | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.4% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.1932 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 8.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7354 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.67 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.65 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
- 194 Guinea-Bissau -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 195 Libya -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 196 Eritrea -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 198 Central African Republic -1.61 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 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
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Syria?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Syria was -1.59 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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6993 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
- How does Syria rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Syria ranks 197th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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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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.