Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini

Eswatini: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2241 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2241
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
118th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.444
in 1996
All-time low
0.222
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.10.20.30.41996201020241996: 0.4441998: 0.4442000: 0.4442002: 0.4442003: 0.4442004: 0.392005: 0.392006: 0.3192007: 0.3192008: 0.3192009: 0.3192010: 0.2862011: 0.2842012: 0.2792013: 0.2452014: 0.2452015: 0.2452016: 0.2452017: 0.2482018: 0.2342019: 0.2442020: 0.2442021: 0.2342022: 0.2222023: 0.2222024: 0.224

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini is 0.2241, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini peaked at 0.444 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.222, in 2022.

Eswatini ranks 118th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.444 —
1998 0.444 +0.0%
2000 0.444 +0.0%
2002 0.444 +0.0%
2003 0.444 +0.0%
2004 0.3901 -12.1%
2005 0.3901 +0.0%
2006 0.3191 -18.2%
2007 0.3191 +0.0%
2008 0.3191 +0.0%
2009 0.3191 +0.0%
2010 0.2858 -10.4%
2011 0.2836 -0.8%
2012 0.2788 -1.7%
2013 0.2447 -12.2%
2014 0.2447 +0.0%
2015 0.2447 +0.0%
2016 0.2447 +0.0%
2017 0.248 +1.3%
2018 0.2341 -5.6%
2019 0.2444 +4.4%
2020 0.2444 +0.0%
2021 0.2341 -4.2%
2022 0.222 -5.2%
2023 0.222 +0.0%
2024 0.2241 +0.9%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 0.2241 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2169, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 0.2241 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1927, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.444 0.444 0.444 2
2000s 0.3765 0.3191 0.444 9
2010s 0.2554 0.2341 0.2858 10
2020s 0.2293 0.222 0.2444 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 116 South Korea 0.2242 compare
  2. 116 Singapore 0.2242 compare
  3. 119 Cape Verde 0.2241 compare
  4. 120 Denmark 0.2238 compare
  5. 120 Finland 0.2238 compare
  6. 120 Luxembourg 0.2238 compare
  7. 120 Netherlands 0.2238 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini was 0.2241 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 0.444 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0.222 in 2022.
How does Eswatini rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Eswatini ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini 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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