Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Zimbabwe, 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
Zimbabwe recorded -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for government effectiveness - governance estimate in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in Zimbabwe peaked at -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2513.5% |
| 2000 | -0.7777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +163.4% |
| 2002 | -0.8516 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.5% |
| 2003 | -0.9477 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | -0.9672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +33.1% |
| 2006 | -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.9% |
| 2007 | -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +18.4% |
| 2009 | -1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.1% |
| 2010 | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.4% |
| 2015 | -0.9413 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -21.6% |
| 2016 | -0.9135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | -0.9584 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | -1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.9885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.7754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in Zimbabwe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -2513.5% | -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
| 2000 | -163.4% | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7777 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9135 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9876 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 174 Papua New Guinea -0.9004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 175 Guatemala -0.9094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 176 Sierra Leone -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 178 Burundi -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 179 Nigeria -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 180 Nicaragua -1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in Zimbabwe?
- Government effectiveness - governance estimate in Zimbabwe was -0.9876 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0113 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.