Government Effectiveness - Governance score in American Samoa

American Samoa: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 66.26 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
66.26 0-100
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
47th
of 205 countries
All-time high
66.31 0-100
in 2019
All-time low
45.47 0-100
in 2006
Years of data
21
2004–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in American Samoa, 2004–2024

02040602004201420242004: 50.1 0-1002005: 45.5 0-1002006: 45.5 0-1002007: 55.6 0-1002008: 55.7 0-1002009: 55.9 0-1002010: 55.9 0-1002011: 55.9 0-1002012: 55.9 0-1002013: 55.9 0-1002014: 66.3 0-1002015: 66.2 0-1002016: 66.2 0-1002017: 66.2 0-1002018: 66.3 0-1002019: 66.3 0-1002020: 66.2 0-1002021: 66.3 0-1002022: 66.3 0-1002023: 66.3 0-1002024: 66.3 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

American Samoa recorded 66.26 0-100 for government effectiveness - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in American Samoa peaked at 66.31 0-100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.47 0-100, in 2006.

That places American Samoa 47th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in American Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) in American Samoa, 2004 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
2004 50.09 0-100
2005 45.53 0-100 -9.1%
2006 45.47 0-100 -0.1%
2007 55.6 0-100 +22.3%
2008 55.67 0-100 +0.1%
2009 55.9 0-100 +0.4%
2010 55.95 0-100 +0.1%
2011 55.92 0-100 -0.0%
2012 55.93 0-100 +0.0%
2013 55.93 0-100 +0.0%
2014 66.27 0-100 +18.5%
2015 66.22 0-100 -0.1%
2016 66.24 0-100 +0.0%
2017 66.24 0-100 +0.0%
2018 66.28 0-100 +0.1%
2019 66.31 0-100 +0.1%
2020 66.22 0-100 -0.1%
2021 66.27 0-100 +0.1%
2022 66.26 0-100 -0.0%
2023 66.29 0-100 +0.0%
2024 66.26 0-100 -0.0%

American Samoa compared with similar countries

  • American Samoa's 66.26 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 72.52 0-100, 91% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
  • American Samoa's 66.26 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.84 0-100, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.38 0-100 45.47 0-100 55.9 0-100 6
2010s 62.13 0-100 55.92 0-100 66.31 0-100 10
2020s 66.26 0-100 66.22 0-100 66.29 0-100 5

Countries ranked near American Samoa

  1. 44 Brunei 67.58 0-100 compare
  2. 45 Italy 66.75 0-100 compare
  3. 46 Saudi Arabia 66.57 0-100 compare
  4. 48 Mauritius 66.22 0-100 compare
  5. 49 Latvia 65.79 0-100 compare
  6. 50 Croatia 65.14 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance score in American Samoa?
Government effectiveness - governance score in American Samoa was 66.26 0-100 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in American Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 66.31 0-100 in 2019.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in American Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 45.47 0-100 in 2006.
How does American Samoa rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
American Samoa ranks 47th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in American Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this American Samoa data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,161 data points, 1996–2024
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Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).