Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Congo

Congo: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2103 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2103
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
164th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3588
in 1996
All-time low
0.1993
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.10.20.30.41996201020241996: 0.3591998: 0.3592000: 0.3592002: 0.3592003: 0.3592004: 0.2692005: 0.232006: 0.2192007: 0.2192008: 0.2192009: 0.2162010: 0.2162011: 0.2162012: 0.2162013: 0.1992014: 0.1992015: 0.1992016: 0.1992017: 0.1992018: 0.1992019: 0.222020: 0.222021: 0.222022: 0.2122023: 0.2112024: 0.21

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Congo recorded 0.2103 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Congo peaked at 0.3588 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1993, in 2013.

That places Congo 164th out of 206 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.

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Congo, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.3588
1998 0.3588 +0.0%
2000 0.3588 +0.0%
2002 0.3588 +0.0%
2003 0.3588 +0.0%
2004 0.2689 -25.0%
2005 0.2299 -14.5%
2006 0.2187 -4.9%
2007 0.2187 +0.0%
2008 0.2187 +0.0%
2009 0.2165 -1.0%
2010 0.2165 +0.0%
2011 0.2165 +0.0%
2012 0.2165 +0.0%
2013 0.1993 -7.9%
2014 0.1993 +0.0%
2015 0.1993 +0.0%
2016 0.1993 +0.0%
2017 0.1993 +0.0%
2018 0.1993 +0.0%
2019 0.2203 +10.5%
2020 0.2203 +0.0%
2021 0.2203 +0.0%
2022 0.2122 -3.7%
2023 0.2113 -0.4%
2024 0.2103 -0.5%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 0.2103 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2169, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 0.2103 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1927, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3588 0.3588 0.3588 2
2000s 0.272 0.2165 0.3588 9
2010s 0.2066 0.1993 0.2203 10
2020s 0.2149 0.2103 0.2203 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 162 Algeria 0.2123 compare
  2. 163 Jordan 0.2119 compare
  3. 165 Angola 0.2097 compare
  4. 166 Egypt 0.2095 compare
  5. 167 Guinea-Bissau 0.2081 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Congo?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Congo was 0.2103 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.3588 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1993 in 2013.
How does Congo rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Congo ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo 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, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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