Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Palestine
Palestine: Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) was 25.38 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Palestine, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance score in Palestine is 25.38 0-100, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Palestine peaked at 44.62 0-100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.38 0-100, in 2000.
That places Palestine 190th 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 Palestine, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 24.67 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 24.4 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 24.38 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 24.52 0-100 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 24.44 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 42.73 0-100 | +74.8% |
| 2005 | 32.99 0-100 | -22.8% |
| 2006 | 34.75 0-100 | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 36.32 0-100 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 37.62 0-100 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 41.52 0-100 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 43.39 0-100 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 39.5 0-100 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 39.11 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 39.22 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 42.85 0-100 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 41.99 0-100 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 40.86 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 44.62 0-100 | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 39.89 0-100 | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 36.71 0-100 | -8.0% |
| 2020 | 36.61 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.28 0-100 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 32.34 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 26.16 0-100 | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 24.93 0-100 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 25.38 0-100 | +1.8% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 25.38 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.25 0-100, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 25.38 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 48.39 0-100, 52% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) (Effectiveness) in Palestine 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 | +74.8% | 24.44 0-100 | 42.73 0-100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.53 0-100 | 24.4 0-100 | 24.67 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.25 0-100 | 24.38 0-100 | 42.73 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 40.81 0-100 | 36.71 0-100 | 44.62 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.78 0-100 | 24.93 0-100 | 36.61 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1625 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.177 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0127 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6383 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.022 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - governance score in Palestine?
- Government effectiveness - governance score in Palestine was 25.38 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 44.62 0-100 in 2017.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.38 0-100 in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
- Palestine ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palestine 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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