Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Liberia

Liberia: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 27.11 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.11 0-100
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
188th
of 204 countries
All-time high
34.2 0-100
in 2012
All-time low
11.79 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Liberia, 1996–2024

1015202530351996201020241996: 11.9 0-1001998: 11.8 0-1002000: 11.8 0-1002002: 19.3 0-1002003: 19.1 0-1002004: 19 0-1002005: 19 0-1002006: 25.9 0-1002007: 25.5 0-1002008: 27.7 0-1002009: 29.9 0-1002010: 31.4 0-1002011: 31.9 0-1002012: 34.2 0-1002013: 29.5 0-1002014: 29.7 0-1002015: 28 0-1002016: 28.8 0-1002017: 28.8 0-1002018: 28.1 0-1002019: 26.3 0-1002020: 24.6 0-1002021: 25.5 0-1002022: 25.4 0-1002023: 27.7 0-1002024: 27.1 0-100

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 188th out of 204 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 185 Lebanon 29.37 0-100 compare
  2. 186 Equatorial Guinea 28.35 0-100 compare
  3. 187 Comoros 27.84 0-100 compare
  4. 189 North Korea 26.62 0-100 compare
  5. 190 Mali 26.31 0-100 compare
  6. 191 Guinea-Bissau 24.75 0-100 compare

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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 188th out of 204 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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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
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