Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Dominica
Dominica: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.3493 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3493
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.3493
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Dominica, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.3493 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Dominica peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3493, in 2022.
Dominica ranks 13th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Dominica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4603 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3975 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3504 | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3504 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3504 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3504 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3504 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3911 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3911 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3493 | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3493 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3493 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3493 | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.3493 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.3493 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3923 | 0.3504 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3911 | 0.3911 | 0.3911 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3633 | 0.3493 | 0.3911 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 0.3896 compare
- 11 Nauru 0.3876 compare
- 11 Palau 0.3876 compare
- 14 Grenada 0.3449 compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 0.3449 compare
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.3449 compare
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0047 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0051 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0344 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0653 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Dominica?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Dominica was 0.3493 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3493 in 2022.
- How does Dominica rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Dominica ranks 13th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominica 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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