Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 30.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.5%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
158th
of 206 countries
All-time high
36.8%
in 2018
All-time low
21.5%
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996–2024

0102030401996201020241996: 21.81998: 21.72000: 21.72002: 21.72003: 21.52004: 25.72005: 24.72006: 23.62007: 26.22008: 28.22009: 28.32010: 27.52011: 28.92012: 28.22013: 27.82014: 29.92015: 31.42016: 32.62017: 33.62018: 36.82019: 35.32020: 34.82021: 32.72022: 31.92023: 31.42024: 30.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 30.5% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 36.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2003.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 158th out of 206 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 - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 21.8%
1998 21.7% -0.8%
2000 21.7% +0.3%
2002 21.7% +0.0%
2003 21.5% -1.2%
2004 25.7% +19.9%
2005 24.7% -4.0%
2006 23.6% -4.5%
2007 26.2% +11.1%
2008 28.2% +7.6%
2009 28.3% +0.3%
2010 27.5% -2.7%
2011 28.9% +5.0%
2012 28.2% -2.6%
2013 27.8% -1.2%
2014 29.9% +7.6%
2015 31.4% +5.0%
2016 32.6% +3.8%
2017 33.6% +3.1%
2018 36.8% +9.5%
2019 35.3% -4.1%
2020 34.8% -1.6%
2021 32.7% -5.8%
2022 31.9% -2.7%
2023 31.4% -1.6%
2024 30.5% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.7% 21.7% 21.8% 2
2000s 24.6% 21.5% 28.3% 9
2010s 31.2% 27.5% 36.8% 10
2020s 32.3% 30.5% 34.8% 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 155 Malawi 31.3% compare
  2. 156 Bosnia and Herzegovina 30.9% compare
  3. 157 Mauritania 30.6% compare
  4. 159 Niger 30.2% compare
  5. 160 Iran, Islamic Republic of 30.0% compare
  6. 161 Cameroon 29.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sao Tome and Principe?
Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Sao Tome and Principe was 30.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2003.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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