Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Egypt
Egypt: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2012 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Egypt, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Egypt stood at 0.2012. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Egypt peaked at 0.2689 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2012, in 2025.
That places Egypt 173rd 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2689 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2478 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2478 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2364 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2364 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.234 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2283 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2283 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2087 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2087 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2087 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2087 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2087 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2087 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2087 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2093 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2093 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2021 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.206 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2012 | -2.3% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.2012 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.2012 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2415 | 0.234 | 0.2689 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2152 | 0.2087 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2056 | 0.2012 | 0.2093 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Egypt?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Egypt was 0.2012 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2689 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2012 in 2025.
- How does Egypt rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Egypt ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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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