Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Libya

Libya: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 23.74 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
23.74 0-100
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
193rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
30.37 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
18.93 0-100
in 2016
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Libya, 1996–2024

01020301996201020241996: 30.4 0-1001998: 25 0-1002000: 25.1 0-1002002: 23 0-1002003: 22.9 0-1002004: 27.5 0-1002005: 25.2 0-1002006: 25.5 0-1002007: 23.8 0-1002008: 26 0-1002009: 26.2 0-1002010: 26.4 0-1002011: 26.4 0-1002012: 24.2 0-1002013: 24.6 0-1002014: 20.9 0-1002015: 19.3 0-1002016: 18.9 0-1002017: 21.6 0-1002018: 21.2 0-1002019: 21.1 0-1002020: 19.6 0-1002021: 23 0-1002022: 20.9 0-1002023: 23.2 0-1002024: 23.7 0-100

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - governance score in Libya is 23.74 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Libya peaked at 30.37 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18.93 0-100, in 2016.

Libya ranks 193rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) in Libya, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 30.37 0-100
1998 25.03 0-100 -17.6%
2000 25.06 0-100 +0.1%
2002 22.96 0-100 -8.4%
2003 22.86 0-100 -0.4%
2004 27.49 0-100 +20.2%
2005 25.16 0-100 -8.5%
2006 25.5 0-100 +1.4%
2007 23.75 0-100 -6.9%
2008 26.03 0-100 +9.6%
2009 26.2 0-100 +0.6%
2010 26.41 0-100 +0.8%
2011 26.4 0-100 -0.0%
2012 24.16 0-100 -8.5%
2013 24.65 0-100 +2.0%
2014 20.89 0-100 -15.3%
2015 19.26 0-100 -7.8%
2016 18.93 0-100 -1.7%
2017 21.62 0-100 +14.2%
2018 21.17 0-100 -2.1%
2019 21.13 0-100 -0.2%
2020 19.59 0-100 -7.3%
2021 22.97 0-100 +17.2%
2022 20.94 0-100 -8.9%
2023 23.19 0-100 +10.8%
2024 23.74 0-100 +2.4%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 23.74 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.55 0-100, 48% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 23.74 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46.69 0-100, 51% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.7 0-100 25.03 0-100 30.37 0-100 2
2000s 25 0-100 22.86 0-100 27.49 0-100 9
2010s 22.46 0-100 18.93 0-100 26.41 0-100 10
2020s 22.09 0-100 19.59 0-100 23.74 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 190 North Korea 26.62 0-100 compare
  2. 191 Mali 26.31 0-100 compare
  3. 192 Guinea-Bissau 24.75 0-100 compare
  4. 194 Eritrea 23.03 0-100 compare
  5. 195 Venezuela 22.83 0-100 compare
  6. 196 Myanmar 21.04 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance score in Libya?
Government effectiveness - governance score in Libya was 23.74 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 Libya?
The highest recorded value was 30.37 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 18.93 0-100 in 2016.
How does Libya rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
Libya ranks 193rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya 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).