Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2437 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2437
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
52nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.2432
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.2437 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2432, in 2022.
Afghanistan ranks 52nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4603 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3736 | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3736 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2799 | -25.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2799 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2585 | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2585 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2561 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2561 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2432 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2437 | +0.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2437 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2437 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3107 | 0.2561 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2561 | 0.2561 | 0.2561 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2476 | 0.2432 | 0.2561 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan was 0.2437 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2432 in 2022.
- How does Afghanistan rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Afghanistan ranks 52nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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