Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Yemen
Yemen: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Yemen, 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
Yemen recorded -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Yemen peaked at -0.8575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2021.
That places Yemen 201st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +26.4% |
| 2000 | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.2% |
| 2006 | -0.8676 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -22.4% |
| 2007 | -0.8597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | -0.8575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | -0.9799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +14.3% |
| 2010 | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +6.5% |
| 2011 | -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +13.2% |
| 2012 | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | -1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +25.8% |
| 2015 | -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +12.3% |
| 2016 | -1.64 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.1% |
| 2017 | -1.73 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | -1.92 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | -1.98 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | -1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | -1.89 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.0% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -1.87 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is -1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -1.87 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, 9.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.8575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.82 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 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
- 202 Somalia -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 203 Sudan -1.95 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 204 Afghanistan -1.97 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Yemen
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5619 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 17.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Yemen?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Yemen was -1.87 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2021.
- How does Yemen rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Yemen ranks 201st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.