Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Eritrea
Eritrea: Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) was 21.12 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Eritrea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance score in Eritrea is 21.12 0-100, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Eritrea peaked at 33.27 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.12 0-100, in 2025.
Eritrea ranks 196th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 24.67 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 24.4 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 24.38 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.64 0-100 | +25.7% |
| 2003 | 30.59 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 29.88 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 33.27 0-100 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 28.87 0-100 | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 28.87 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28.44 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 28.17 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 27.24 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 25.9 0-100 | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 25.08 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 23.53 0-100 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 26.04 0-100 | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 25.27 0-100 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 25.43 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 25.27 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 21.94 0-100 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 21.14 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 22.32 0-100 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 22.38 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 23.67 0-100 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 22.91 0-100 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 21.51 0-100 | -6.1% |
| 2025 | 21.12 0-100 | -1.8% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 21.12 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.7 0-100, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 21.12 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.11 0-100, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +25.7% | 24.38 0-100 | 30.64 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.53 0-100 | 24.4 0-100 | 24.67 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.23 0-100 | 24.38 0-100 | 33.27 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.69 0-100 | 21.14 0-100 | 27.24 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.32 0-100 | 21.12 0-100 | 23.67 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance score in Eritrea?
- Government effectiveness - governance score in Eritrea was 21.12 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 33.27 0-100 in 2005.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.12 0-100 in 2025.
- How does Eritrea rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
- Eritrea ranks 196th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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