Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Zambia
Zambia: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Zambia, 1996–2024
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 Zambia is -0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Zambia peaked at -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 1998.
That places Zambia 140th out of 204 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.9925 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.5351 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7193 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6294 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7343 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Zambia?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Zambia was -0.5331 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1998.
- How does Zambia rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Zambia ranks 140th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.