Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
-0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 17.0%
World rank
154th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.3578 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2010
All-time low
-0.9871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2015
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Tuvalu, 2004–2024

-1-0.8-0.6-0.42004201420242004: -0.732 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.403 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.406 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.428 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.425 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.387 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.358 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.359 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.813 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.987 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.986 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.743 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.569 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.568 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.571 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.428 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.408 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.591 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.691 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

Tuvalu recorded -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.0% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Tuvalu peaked at -0.3578 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.9871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2015.

That places Tuvalu 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Tuvalu, 2004 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
2004 -0.732 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
2005 -0.403 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -44.9%
2006 -0.4058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.7%
2007 -0.4283 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.5%
2008 -0.425 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8%
2009 -0.3867 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.0%
2010 -0.3578 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.5%
2011 -0.3591 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.4%
2012 -0.5804 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +61.6%
2013 -0.5801 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0%
2014 -0.8126 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +40.1%
2015 -0.9871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.5%
2016 -0.9864 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1%
2017 -0.7428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -24.7%
2018 -0.569 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -23.4%
2019 -0.5678 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2%
2020 -0.5713 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2021 -0.4276 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -25.1%
2022 -0.4081 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.6%
2023 -0.5906 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +44.7%
2024 -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.0%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 7.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.4634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.732 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3867 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6
2010s -0.6543 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3578 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.5377 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.691 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4081 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 151 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.6353 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 152 Ethiopia -0.646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 153 Lesotho -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 155 Belarus -0.7015 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 156 Iran -0.7061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 157 Mozambique -0.7158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Tuvalu?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Tuvalu was -0.691 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 Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was -0.3578 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2010.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was -0.9871 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2015.
How does Tuvalu rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Tuvalu ranks 154th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tuvalu 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.