Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Benin
Benin: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12
in 2024
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Benin, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - number of sources in Benin is 12, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Benin peaked at 12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.
Benin ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | — |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +100.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +75.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.78 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 16 Burkina Faso 12 compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of Congo 12 compare
- 16 Ethiopia 12 compare
- 16 Guinea 12 compare
- 16 Lesotho 12 compare
- 16 Madagascar 12 compare
- 16 Mauritania 12 compare
- 16 Mongolia 12 compare
- 16 Morocco 12 compare
- 16 Niger 12 compare
- 16 Togo 12 compare
- 16 Tunisia 12 compare
- 16 Uganda 12 compare
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Benin?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Benin was 12 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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