Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Liberia
Liberia: Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) was 28.36 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Liberia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 28.36 0-100 for government effectiveness - governance score in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Liberia peaked at 33.79 0-100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9.4 0-100, in 2000.
That places Liberia 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.58 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 9.41 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 9.4 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 16.79 0-100 | +78.7% |
| 2003 | 16.76 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.22 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 17.24 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 24.95 0-100 | +44.8% |
| 2007 | 24.54 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 26.44 0-100 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 28.75 0-100 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 30.55 0-100 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 30.9 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 33.79 0-100 | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 28.84 0-100 | -14.7% |
| 2014 | 29.23 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 27.91 0-100 | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 29.87 0-100 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 29.94 0-100 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 28.96 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 28.01 0-100 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 24.92 0-100 | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 25.93 0-100 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 26.32 0-100 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 27.1 0-100 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 28.75 0-100 | +6.1% |
| 2025 | 28.36 0-100 | -1.3% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 28.36 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.7 0-100, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 28.36 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.11 0-100, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) 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 | +78.7% | 9.4 0-100 | 16.79 0-100 |
| 2006 | +44.8% | 17.24 0-100 | 24.95 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.49 0-100 | 9.41 0-100 | 9.58 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.23 0-100 | 9.4 0-100 | 28.75 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.8 0-100 | 27.91 0-100 | 33.79 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.9 0-100 | 24.92 0-100 | 28.75 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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 28.36 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.79 0-100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4 0-100 in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
- Liberia ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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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