Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Cameroon

Cameroon: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1838 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1838
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
196th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.3012
in 1996
All-time low
0.1838
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.3011998: 0.3012000: 0.3012002: 0.2772003: 0.2552004: 0.2162005: 0.2072006: 0.2052007: 0.2052008: 0.2052009: 0.2052010: 0.2052011: 0.2042012: 0.2042013: 0.192014: 0.192015: 0.192016: 0.192017: 0.192018: 0.192019: 0.192020: 0.192021: 0.192022: 0.1842023: 0.1842024: 0.184

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Cameroon is 0.1838, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Cameroon peaked at 0.3012 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1838, in 2024.

Cameroon ranks 196th of 204 countries on this measure, 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 0.3012 0.3012 0.3012 2
2000s 0.2308 0.2052 0.3012 9
2010s 0.1942 0.1897 0.2052 10
2020s 0.1865 0.1838 0.1897 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 195 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1844 compare
  2. 196 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1838 compare
  3. 196 Gambia 0.1838 compare
  4. 196 Mali 0.1838 compare
  5. 196 Senegal 0.1838 compare
  6. 196 Sierra Leone 0.1838 compare
  7. 196 Tanzania 0.1838 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Cameroon?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Cameroon was 0.1838 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 0.3012 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1838 in 2024.
How does Cameroon rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Cameroon ranks 196th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon 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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