Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Cambodia

Cambodia: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 45.63 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45.63 0-100
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
130th
of 205 countries
All-time high
45.63 0-100
in 2024
All-time low
26.32 0-100
in 2005
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Cambodia, 1996–2024

010203040501996201020241996: 31 0-1001998: 30.9 0-1002000: 30.9 0-1002002: 29.2 0-1002003: 29.1 0-1002004: 30.6 0-1002005: 26.3 0-1002006: 28.2 0-1002007: 32.9 0-1002008: 31.8 0-1002009: 35.7 0-1002010: 35.5 0-1002011: 36.8 0-1002012: 37.7 0-1002013: 35.5 0-1002014: 39.7 0-1002015: 39.9 0-1002016: 40.2 0-1002017: 42.3 0-1002018: 41.9 0-1002019: 41.3 0-1002020: 39.9 0-1002021: 38.8 0-1002022: 42.3 0-1002023: 43.3 0-1002024: 45.6 0-100

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

Analysis

In 2024, government effectiveness - governance score in Cambodia stood at 45.63 0-100. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Cambodia peaked at 45.63 0-100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.32 0-100, in 2005.

That places Cambodia 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Cambodia, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) in Cambodia, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 30.98 0-100
1998 30.87 0-100 -0.3%
2000 30.91 0-100 +0.1%
2002 29.2 0-100 -5.5%
2003 29.07 0-100 -0.4%
2004 30.61 0-100 +5.3%
2005 26.32 0-100 -14.0%
2006 28.23 0-100 +7.2%
2007 32.92 0-100 +16.6%
2008 31.83 0-100 -3.3%
2009 35.71 0-100 +12.2%
2010 35.51 0-100 -0.6%
2011 36.8 0-100 +3.6%
2012 37.71 0-100 +2.5%
2013 35.51 0-100 -5.8%
2014 39.71 0-100 +11.8%
2015 39.87 0-100 +0.4%
2016 40.21 0-100 +0.9%
2017 42.25 0-100 +5.1%
2018 41.91 0-100 -0.8%
2019 41.32 0-100 -1.4%
2020 39.86 0-100 -3.5%
2021 38.83 0-100 -2.6%
2022 42.35 0-100 +9.1%
2023 43.25 0-100 +2.1%
2024 45.63 0-100 +5.5%

Cambodia compared with similar countries

  • Cambodia's 45.63 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.76 0-100, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cambodia's 45.63 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.84 0-100, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 30.92 0-100 30.87 0-100 30.98 0-100 2
2000s 30.53 0-100 26.32 0-100 35.71 0-100 9
2010s 39.08 0-100 35.51 0-100 42.25 0-100 10
2020s 41.98 0-100 38.83 0-100 45.63 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 127 Sri Lanka 46 0-100 compare
  2. 128 Marshall Islands 45.68 0-100 compare
  3. 129 Tanzania 45.65 0-100 compare
  4. 131 Kenya 45.55 0-100 compare
  5. 132 Cote d'Ivoire 45.2 0-100 compare
  6. 133 Russia 45.09 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance score in Cambodia?
Government effectiveness - governance score in Cambodia was 45.63 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 Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 45.63 0-100 in 2024.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.32 0-100 in 2005.
How does Cambodia rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
Cambodia ranks 130th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia 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).