Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Burundi
Burundi: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2051 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2051
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
167th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.196
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Burundi, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 0.2051 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Burundi peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.196, in 2022.
That places Burundi 167th 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 Burundi, 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 | 0.2834 | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2647 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2177 | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2171 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2006 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2026 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2026 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2026 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.196 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.196 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2051 | +4.6% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 0.2051 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 0.2051 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 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2918 | 0.2177 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2059 | 0.2006 | 0.2177 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1997 | 0.196 | 0.2051 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More reference data data for Burundi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2266 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Burundi?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Burundi was 0.2051 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.196 in 2022.
- How does Burundi rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Burundi ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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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