Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Kuwait

Kuwait: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 57.72 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
57.72 0-100
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
76th
of 204 countries
All-time high
57.83 0-100
in 2022
All-time low
45.37 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Kuwait, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 51.3 0-1001998: 45.4 0-1002000: 45.4 0-1002002: 50.7 0-1002003: 54.4 0-1002004: 53.8 0-1002005: 53.1 0-1002006: 50.7 0-1002007: 49.8 0-1002008: 49.4 0-1002009: 53.4 0-1002010: 53.8 0-1002011: 52 0-1002012: 51.9 0-1002013: 51.7 0-1002014: 54.1 0-1002015: 56 0-1002016: 51.3 0-1002017: 51.2 0-1002018: 53.8 0-1002019: 49.2 0-1002020: 49.2 0-1002021: 51.9 0-1002022: 57.8 0-1002023: 57.4 0-1002024: 57.7 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 57.72 0-100 for government effectiveness - governance score in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Kuwait peaked at 57.83 0-100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.37 0-100, in 1998.

Kuwait ranks 76th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.33 0-100 45.37 0-100 51.29 0-100 2
2000s 51.19 0-100 45.4 0-100 54.41 0-100 9
2010s 52.49 0-100 49.16 0-100 55.96 0-100 10
2020s 54.79 0-100 49.16 0-100 57.83 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 73 United States Virgin Islands 58.63 0-100 compare
  2. 74 Montenegro 58.47 0-100 compare
  3. 75 Rwanda 58.12 0-100 compare
  4. 77 Albania 57.41 0-100 compare
  5. 78 Costa Rica 56.92 0-100 compare
  6. 79 Saint Lucia 56.56 0-100 compare
  7. 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 56.56 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More reference data data for Kuwait

All data for Kuwait →

Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance score in Kuwait?
Government effectiveness - governance score in Kuwait was 57.72 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 57.83 0-100 in 2022.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 45.37 0-100 in 1998.
How does Kuwait rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
Kuwait ranks 76th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed