Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eritrea
Eritrea: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.206 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eritrea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eritrea is 0.206, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eritrea peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.206, in 2022.
That places Eritrea 166th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| 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 | 0.234 | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2136 | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2136 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.206 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.206 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.206 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 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2991 | 0.234 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2197 | 0.2136 | 0.234 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2085 | 0.206 | 0.2136 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eritrea?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eritrea was 0.206 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.206 in 2022.
- How does Eritrea rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Eritrea ranks 166th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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