Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Bahamas
Bahamas: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2769 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2769
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 1996
All-time low
0.2769
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Bahamas, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Bahamas is 0.2769, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Bahamas peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2769, in 2022.
Bahamas ranks 36th 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 Bahamas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2964 | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2769 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2769 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2769 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2769 | +0.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.2769 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.2769 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 1.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3599 | 0.2964 | 0.3679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2834 | 0.2769 | 0.2964 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Bahamas?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Bahamas was 0.2769 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2769 in 2022.
- How does Bahamas rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Bahamas ranks 36th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahamas 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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