Government Effectiveness in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness was 11 number of surveys/polls in 2011. ▲ Rising
Government Effectiveness in Zimbabwe, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in number of surveys/polls.
Analysis
In 2011, government effectiveness in Zimbabwe stood at 11 number of surveys/polls. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Zimbabwe peaked at 11 number of surveys/polls in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4 number of surveys/polls, in 1996.
Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 number of surveys/polls | 4 number of surveys/polls | 6 number of surveys/polls | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.33 number of surveys/polls | 6 number of surveys/polls | 11 number of surveys/polls | 9 |
| 2010s | 11 number of surveys/polls | 11 number of surveys/polls | 11 number of surveys/polls | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 1 South Africa 12 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Botswana 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Burkina Faso 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Ghana 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Kenya 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Madagascar 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Mali 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Mozambique 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Nigeria 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Senegal 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Tanzania 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Uganda 11 number of surveys/polls compare
- 2 Zambia 11 number of surveys/polls compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (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 suffrage men lexical 1 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections lexical 0 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Zimbabwe?
- Government effectiveness in Zimbabwe was 11 number of surveys/polls in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 11 number of surveys/polls in 2006.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 number of surveys/polls in 1996.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for government effectiveness?
- Zimbabwe ranks 2nd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Government Effectiveness (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.GOVT.EF.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.GOVT.EF.ES.