Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa
South Africa: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 40.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 40.4% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa peaked at 55.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2024.
South Africa ranks 114th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 55.3% | — |
| 1998 | 49.2% | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 50.1% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 49.5% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 47.7% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 45.6% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.2% | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.2% | 49.2% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 50.1% | 53.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 47.7% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.8% | 40.4% | 46.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa was 40.4% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2024.
- How does South Africa rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- South Africa ranks 114th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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