Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana
Botswana: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2038 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2038
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.1981
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.2038 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1981, in 2022.
That places Botswana 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2478 | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.247 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2357 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2357 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2332 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2332 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2332 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2332 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2332 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2332 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2332 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.213 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2049 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1981 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2038 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2038 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2038 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.2038 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.2038 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1928, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2439 | 0.2332 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2191 | 0.213 | 0.2332 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2046 | 0.1981 | 0.213 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Botswana was 0.2038 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1981 in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Botswana ranks 171st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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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