Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 26.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 26.3% for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe peaked at 42.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2008.
That places Zimbabwe 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 42.4% | — |
| 1998 | 36.9% | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 27.5% | -25.4% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +23.0% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 26.2% | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.7% | 36.9% | 42.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 14.0% | 27.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 16.3% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 23.4% | 26.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 171 Sierra Leone 26.7% compare
- 172 Kyrgyzstan 26.7% compare
- 173 Papua New Guinea 26.4% compare
- 175 Guatemala 26.0% compare
- 176 Nigeria 25.6% compare
- 177 Vanuatu 25.6% compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Zimbabwe was 26.3% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Zimbabwe ranks 174th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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