Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 12 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12
in 2022
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Zimbabwe, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2024, government effectiveness - number of sources in Zimbabwe stood at 12. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Zimbabwe peaked at 12 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.
That places Zimbabwe 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.11 | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 | 11 | 12 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 10 Benin 12 compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 12 compare
- 10 Chad 12 compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 12 compare
- 10 Guinea 12 compare
- 10 Lesotho 12 compare
- 10 Liberia 12 compare
- 10 Madagascar 12 compare
- 10 Malawi 12 compare
- 10 Morocco 12 compare
- 10 Mozambique 12 compare
- 10 Nigeria 12 compare
- 10 Togo 12 compare
- 10 Tunisia 12 compare
- 10 Uganda 12 compare
- 10 Zambia 12 compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Zimbabwe?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Zimbabwe was 12 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2022.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Zimbabwe ranks 10th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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