Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Congo
Congo: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2073 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2073
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 1996
All-time low
0.2001
in 2013
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Congo, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.2073 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Congo peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2001, in 2013.
That places Congo 164th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2808 | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2326 | -17.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2185 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2185 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2185 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2166 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2001 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2001 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2001 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2001 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2001 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2001 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2168 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2168 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2168 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2088 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2083 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2073 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2073 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.2073 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.2073 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 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2766 | 0.2166 | 0.3679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2067 | 0.2001 | 0.2168 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2109 | 0.2073 | 0.2168 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
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 0.2073 in 2025, 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 0.3679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2001 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 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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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