Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Benin

Benin: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1928 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1928
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
178th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.444
in 1996
All-time low
0.1928
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Benin, 1996–2024

00.10.20.30.41996201020241996: 0.4441998: 0.4442000: 0.4442002: 0.3772003: 0.3772004: 0.2762005: 0.2392006: 0.2172007: 0.2172008: 0.2172009: 0.2172010: 0.2172011: 0.2172012: 0.2172013: 0.22014: 0.22015: 0.22016: 0.22017: 0.22018: 0.22019: 0.22020: 0.22021: 0.22022: 0.1942023: 0.1942024: 0.193

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.1928 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin peaked at 0.444 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1928, in 2024.

That places Benin 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.444 0.444 0.444 2
2000s 0.2866 0.2169 0.444 9
2010s 0.2049 0.1997 0.2169 10
2020s 0.1959 0.1928 0.1997 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 175 Burundi 0.1959 compare
  2. 176 Somalia 0.1948 compare
  3. 177 Rwanda 0.1935 compare
  4. 178 Chad 0.1928 compare
  5. 178 Lesotho 0.1928 compare
  6. 181 Ethiopia 0.1926 compare
  7. 181 Niger 0.1926 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Benin was 0.1928 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.444 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1928 in 2024.
How does Benin rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Benin ranks 178th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin 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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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
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