Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ghana
Ghana: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 46.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ghana, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 46.8% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ghana peaked at 46.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2003.
That places Ghana 91st out of 206 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 - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.1% | — |
| 1998 | 35.8% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 40.4% | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 34.7% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 39.6% | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 45.6% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 45.0% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 44.2% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 44.2% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 45.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 46.8% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 35.8% | 41.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 34.7% | 46.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 43.6% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 44.2% | 46.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 88 Jamaica 47.1% compare
- 89 Kazakhstan 47.0% compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 47.0% compare
- 92 Namibia 46.7% compare
- 93 United States Virgin Islands 46.3% compare
- 94 Trinidad and Tobago 45.9% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ghana?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Ghana was 46.8% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2003.
- How does Ghana rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Ghana ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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