Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 32.54 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
32.54 0-100
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
177th
of 206 countries
All-time high
32.78 0-100
in 2023
All-time low
10.87 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Sierra Leone, 1996–2024

1015202530351996201020241996: 19.4 0-1001998: 11.8 0-1002000: 11.8 0-1002002: 11 0-1002003: 10.9 0-1002004: 24.3 0-1002005: 25.3 0-1002006: 28.1 0-1002007: 29.2 0-1002008: 28.5 0-1002009: 28.3 0-1002010: 29.1 0-1002011: 29.3 0-1002012: 29.9 0-1002013: 29.8 0-1002014: 31 0-1002015: 29 0-1002016: 31 0-1002017: 31.6 0-1002018: 32.4 0-1002019: 31 0-1002020: 32.7 0-1002021: 31.7 0-1002022: 32.7 0-1002023: 32.8 0-1002024: 32.5 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 32.54 0-100 for government effectiveness - governance score in 2024.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Sierra Leone peaked at 32.78 0-100 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.87 0-100, in 2003.

Sierra Leone ranks 177th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) in Sierra Leone, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 19.37 0-100
1998 11.79 0-100 -39.1%
2000 11.83 0-100 +0.3%
2002 11 0-100 -7.0%
2003 10.87 0-100 -1.2%
2004 24.32 0-100 +123.8%
2005 25.29 0-100 +4.0%
2006 28.07 0-100 +11.0%
2007 29.17 0-100 +3.9%
2008 28.52 0-100 -2.2%
2009 28.28 0-100 -0.8%
2010 29.11 0-100 +2.9%
2011 29.3 0-100 +0.6%
2012 29.9 0-100 +2.0%
2013 29.78 0-100 -0.4%
2014 30.96 0-100 +3.9%
2015 28.95 0-100 -6.5%
2016 31.04 0-100 +7.2%
2017 31.57 0-100 +1.7%
2018 32.39 0-100 +2.6%
2019 31.04 0-100 -4.2%
2020 32.73 0-100 +5.4%
2021 31.66 0-100 -3.3%
2022 32.71 0-100 +3.3%
2023 32.78 0-100 +0.2%
2024 32.54 0-100 -0.7%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 32.54 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.11 0-100, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 32.54 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.26 0-100, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Sierra Leone 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +123.8% 10.87 0-100 24.32 0-100
1998 -39.1% 19.37 0-100 11.79 0-100

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.58 0-100 11.79 0-100 19.37 0-100 2
2000s 21.93 0-100 10.87 0-100 29.17 0-100 9
2010s 30.41 0-100 28.95 0-100 32.39 0-100 10
2020s 32.48 0-100 31.66 0-100 32.78 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 174 East Timor 33.87 0-100 compare
  2. 175 Papua New Guinea 33.83 0-100 compare
  3. 176 Guatemala 33.66 0-100 compare
  4. 178 Zimbabwe 32.14 0-100 compare
  5. 179 Burundi 31.78 0-100 compare
  6. 180 Nigeria 31.77 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

More reference data data for Sierra Leone

All data for Sierra Leone →

Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance score in Sierra Leone?
Government effectiveness - governance score in Sierra Leone was 32.54 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 32.78 0-100 in 2023.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 10.87 0-100 in 2003.
How does Sierra Leone rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
Sierra Leone ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Sierra Leone. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-effectiveness-governance-score-0-100-2/sierra-leone/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-effectiveness-governance-score-0-100-2/sierra-leone/">Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Sierra Leone</a> — Statizoid

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
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed