Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Ukraine

Ukraine: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.5988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.5988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
145th
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.3632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2018
All-time low
-1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Ukraine, 1996–2024

-1.2-1-0.8-0.6-0.41996201020241996: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.915 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.785 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.876 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.795 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.825 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.819 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.811 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.825 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.696 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.521 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.554 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.516 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.484 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.363 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.373 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.383 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.405 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.637 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.599 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

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ukraine is -0.5988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ukraine peaked at -0.3632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.

That places Ukraine 145th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Ukraine, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.9%
2000 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.4%
2002 -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1%
2003 -0.9149 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.1%
2004 -0.7854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -14.2%
2005 -0.8795 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.0%
2006 -0.8759 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4%
2007 -0.7953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.2%
2008 -0.8253 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.8%
2009 -0.8187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8%
2010 -0.811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9%
2011 -0.8251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%
2012 -0.6959 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.7%
2013 -0.7401 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.4%
2014 -0.5207 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -29.6%
2015 -0.554 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.4%
2016 -0.5158 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.9%
2017 -0.4837 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.2%
2018 -0.3632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -24.9%
2019 -0.3729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.7%
2020 -0.3827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.6%
2021 -0.4049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.8%
2022 -0.6372 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +57.4%
2023 -0.5803 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.9%
2024 -0.5988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.2%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's -0.5988 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, 6.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's -0.5988 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7432 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.8823 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.5882 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.5208 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6372 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3827 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 142 Gambia -0.5358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 143 Gabon -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 144 Laos -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 146 Pakistan -0.6003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 147 Tajikistan -0.6009 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 148 Bolivia -0.6104 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ukraine?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Ukraine was -0.5988 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was -0.3632 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2018.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
How does Ukraine rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
Ukraine ranks 145th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ukraine 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.