Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Liberia
Liberia: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 27.11 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Liberia, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 27.11 0-100 for government effectiveness - governance score in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Liberia peaked at 34.2 0-100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.79 0-100, in 1998.
That places Liberia 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Liberia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.9 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 11.79 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 11.83 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.28 0-100 | +63.0% |
| 2003 | 19.15 0-100 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 19.04 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.03 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.93 0-100 | +36.2% |
| 2007 | 25.55 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 27.71 0-100 | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 29.86 0-100 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 31.44 0-100 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 31.94 0-100 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 34.2 0-100 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 29.5 0-100 | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 29.66 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.96 0-100 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 28.83 0-100 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 28.83 0-100 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.05 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 26.33 0-100 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 24.6 0-100 | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 25.53 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 25.45 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 27.71 0-100 | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 27.11 0-100 | -2.2% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 27.11 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.11 0-100, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 27.11 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.26 0-100, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Liberia 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 | +63.0% | 11.83 0-100 | 19.28 0-100 |
| 2006 | +36.2% | 19.03 0-100 | 25.93 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.85 0-100 | 11.79 0-100 | 11.9 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.93 0-100 | 11.83 0-100 | 29.86 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.67 0-100 | 26.33 0-100 | 34.2 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.08 0-100 | 24.6 0-100 | 27.71 0-100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 187 Lebanon 29.37 0-100 compare
- 188 Equatorial Guinea 28.35 0-100 compare
- 189 Comoros 27.84 0-100 compare
- 191 North Korea 26.62 0-100 compare
- 192 Mali 26.31 0-100 compare
- 193 Guinea-Bissau 24.75 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance score in Liberia?
- Government effectiveness - governance score in Liberia was 27.11 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2 0-100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.79 0-100 in 1998.
- How does Liberia rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
- Liberia ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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