Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2051 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2051
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
167th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.2051
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Central African Republic, 1996–2025

00.10.20.30.40.51996201020251996: 0.461998: 0.462000: 0.462002: 0.3742003: 0.3742004: 0.2832005: 0.2652006: 0.2652007: 0.2612008: 0.2322009: 0.2322010: 0.2322011: 0.2322012: 0.2322013: 0.2122014: 0.2122015: 0.2122016: 0.2122017: 0.2122018: 0.2122019: 0.2122020: 0.2122021: 0.2122022: 0.2062023: 0.2052024: 0.2052025: 0.205

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Central African Republic stood at 0.2051. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Central African Republic peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2051, in 2023.

Central African Republic ranks 167th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Central African Republic, 1996 to 2025.
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 0.2647 +0.0%
2007 0.2612 -1.3%
2008 0.2316 -11.4%
2009 0.2316 +0.0%
2010 0.2316 +0.0%
2011 0.2316 +0.0%
2012 0.2316 +0.0%
2013 0.2118 -8.5%
2014 0.2118 +0.0%
2015 0.2118 +0.0%
2016 0.2118 +0.0%
2017 0.2118 +0.0%
2018 0.2118 +0.0%
2019 0.2118 +0.0%
2020 0.2118 +0.0%
2021 0.2118 +0.0%
2022 0.206 -2.7%
2023 0.2051 -0.4%
2024 0.2051 +0.0%
2025 0.2051 +0.0%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 0.2051 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic'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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4603 0.4603 0.4603 2
2000s 0.305 0.2316 0.4603 9
2010s 0.2177 0.2118 0.2316 10
2020s 0.2075 0.2051 0.2118 6

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 164 Congo 0.2073 compare
  2. 165 Angola 0.2062 compare
  3. 166 Eritrea 0.206 compare
  4. 167 Burundi 0.2051 compare
  5. 167 Djibouti 0.2051 compare
  6. 170 South Africa 0.2047 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Central African Republic?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Central African Republic was 0.2051 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2051 in 2023.
How does Central African Republic rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Central African Republic ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Central African Republic 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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Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,392 data points, 1996–2025
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