Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Iran

Iran: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 37.61 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
37.61 0-100
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
156th
of 205 countries
All-time high
47.61 0-100
in 2015
All-time low
36.76 0-100
in 2008
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Iran, 1996–2024

010203040501996201020241996: 46.1 0-1001998: 40.7 0-1002000: 40.8 0-1002002: 37.4 0-1002003: 37.3 0-1002004: 38.3 0-1002005: 36.9 0-1002006: 37.1 0-1002007: 37.2 0-1002008: 36.8 0-1002009: 36.8 0-1002010: 39 0-1002011: 40.9 0-1002012: 41 0-1002013: 40.3 0-1002014: 46.3 0-1002015: 47.6 0-1002016: 47.4 0-1002017: 47.5 0-1002018: 46 0-1002019: 43.2 0-1002020: 37.6 0-1002021: 38.6 0-1002022: 37.6 0-1002023: 36.9 0-1002024: 37.6 0-100

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

Analysis

Iran recorded 37.61 0-100 for government effectiveness - governance score in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Iran peaked at 47.61 0-100 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 36.76 0-100, in 2008.

Iran ranks 156th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Iran, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) in Iran, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 46.09 0-100
1998 40.75 0-100 -11.6%
2000 40.77 0-100 +0.1%
2002 37.37 0-100 -8.3%
2003 37.27 0-100 -0.3%
2004 38.33 0-100 +2.8%
2005 36.91 0-100 -3.7%
2006 37.06 0-100 +0.4%
2007 37.17 0-100 +0.3%
2008 36.76 0-100 -1.1%
2009 36.84 0-100 +0.2%
2010 39.01 0-100 +5.9%
2011 40.9 0-100 +4.8%
2012 40.99 0-100 +0.2%
2013 40.28 0-100 -1.7%
2014 46.33 0-100 +15.0%
2015 47.61 0-100 +2.8%
2016 47.39 0-100 -0.5%
2017 47.5 0-100 +0.2%
2018 46.04 0-100 -3.1%
2019 43.23 0-100 -6.1%
2020 37.59 0-100 -13.0%
2021 38.57 0-100 +2.6%
2022 37.58 0-100 -2.6%
2023 36.95 0-100 -1.7%
2024 37.61 0-100 +1.8%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 37.61 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.55 0-100, 76% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 37.61 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.69 0-100, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.42 0-100 40.75 0-100 46.09 0-100 2
2000s 37.61 0-100 36.76 0-100 40.77 0-100 9
2010s 43.93 0-100 39.01 0-100 47.61 0-100 10
2020s 37.66 0-100 36.95 0-100 38.57 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 153 Lesotho 38.76 0-100 compare
  2. 154 Tuvalu 37.9 0-100 compare
  3. 155 Belarus 37.7 0-100 compare
  4. 157 Mozambique 37.42 0-100 compare
  5. 158 Sao Tome and Principe 37.37 0-100 compare
  6. 159 Malawi 37.23 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance score in Iran?
Government effectiveness - governance score in Iran was 37.61 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 Iran?
The highest recorded value was 47.61 0-100 in 2015.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 36.76 0-100 in 2008.
How does Iran rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
Iran ranks 156th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iran 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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About this data

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).