Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Somalia
Somalia: Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) was 13.32 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Somalia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - governance score in Somalia stood at 13.32 0-100. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Somalia peaked at 13.32 0-100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.42 0-100, in 2014.
That places Somalia 202nd 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 Somalia, 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 | 11.69 0-100 | +24.5% |
| 2003 | 6.56 0-100 | -43.9% |
| 2004 | 12.18 0-100 | +85.8% |
| 2005 | 10.14 0-100 | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 10.13 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.14 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.42 0-100 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.83 0-100 | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 7.81 0-100 | -34.0% |
| 2011 | 7.68 0-100 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.27 0-100 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 7.66 0-100 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 5.42 0-100 | -29.3% |
| 2015 | 8.46 0-100 | +56.2% |
| 2016 | 9.9 0-100 | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 9.59 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 8.95 0-100 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.4 0-100 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 10.8 0-100 | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 10.46 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 10.91 0-100 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 12.47 0-100 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 11.99 0-100 | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 13.32 0-100 | +11.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 13.32 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 26.7 0-100, 50% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 13.32 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.11 0-100, 37% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +85.8% | 6.56 0-100 | 12.18 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 | 10.28 0-100 | 6.56 0-100 | 12.18 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.31 0-100 | 5.42 0-100 | 9.9 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.66 0-100 | 10.46 0-100 | 13.32 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance score in Somalia?
- Government effectiveness - governance score in Somalia was 13.32 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.32 0-100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 0-100 in 2014.
- How does Somalia rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
- Somalia ranks 202nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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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