Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Niger

Niger: Government Effectiveness - Governance score was 36.38 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
36.38 0-100
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
161st
of 205 countries
All-time high
40.33 0-100
in 2016
All-time low
25.81 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Niger, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 25.9 0-1001998: 25.8 0-1002000: 25.8 0-1002002: 31 0-1002003: 30.9 0-1002004: 35.1 0-1002005: 36.9 0-1002006: 35.7 0-1002007: 35.4 0-1002008: 36.9 0-1002009: 38.1 0-1002010: 37 0-1002011: 37.8 0-1002012: 39.9 0-1002013: 38.9 0-1002014: 39.9 0-1002015: 39.9 0-1002016: 40.3 0-1002017: 38.6 0-1002018: 39.4 0-1002019: 38.4 0-1002020: 38.6 0-1002021: 38.9 0-1002022: 38.8 0-1002023: 39.4 0-1002024: 36.4 0-100

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

Analysis

Niger recorded 36.38 0-100 for government effectiveness - governance score in 2024.

The figure is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance score in Niger peaked at 40.33 0-100 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 25.81 0-100, in 1998.

That places Niger 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness - Governance score in Niger, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance score (0-100) in Niger, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 25.92 0-100
1998 25.81 0-100 -0.4%
2000 25.85 0-100 +0.2%
2002 31.01 0-100 +20.0%
2003 30.88 0-100 -0.4%
2004 35.1 0-100 +13.6%
2005 36.87 0-100 +5.1%
2006 35.66 0-100 -3.3%
2007 35.44 0-100 -0.6%
2008 36.85 0-100 +4.0%
2009 38.07 0-100 +3.3%
2010 37.05 0-100 -2.7%
2011 37.81 0-100 +2.1%
2012 39.87 0-100 +5.4%
2013 38.95 0-100 -2.3%
2014 39.89 0-100 +2.4%
2015 39.85 0-100 -0.1%
2016 40.33 0-100 +1.2%
2017 38.61 0-100 -4.3%
2018 39.43 0-100 +2.1%
2019 38.42 0-100 -2.6%
2020 38.56 0-100 +0.4%
2021 38.91 0-100 +0.9%
2022 38.8 0-100 -0.3%
2023 39.45 0-100 +1.7%
2024 36.38 0-100 -7.8%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 36.38 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 27.11 0-100, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger's 36.38 0-100 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.26 0-100, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.86 0-100 25.81 0-100 25.92 0-100 2
2000s 33.97 0-100 25.85 0-100 38.07 0-100 9
2010s 39.02 0-100 37.05 0-100 40.33 0-100 10
2020s 38.42 0-100 36.38 0-100 39.45 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Niger

  1. 158 Sao Tome and Principe 37.37 0-100 compare
  2. 159 Malawi 37.23 0-100 compare
  3. 160 Mauritania 36.93 0-100 compare
  4. 162 Eswatini 36.15 0-100 compare
  5. 163 Angola 36.07 0-100 compare
  6. 164 Cameroon 35.77 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance score in Niger?
Government effectiveness - governance score in Niger was 36.38 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 Niger?
The highest recorded value was 40.33 0-100 in 2016.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance score recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 25.81 0-100 in 1998.
How does Niger rank for government effectiveness - governance score?
Niger ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance score rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger 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).