Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2203 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2203
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.2181
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini is 0.2203, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2181, in 2022.
Eswatini ranks 120th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini, 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 | 0.3975 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3113 | -21.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3113 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3113 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3113 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2798 | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2798 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2757 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.244 | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.244 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2431 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2431 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2459 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2295 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2399 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2399 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2295 | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2181 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2181 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2203 | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2203 | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.2203 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.2203 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 | 0.3801 | 0.3113 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2525 | 0.2295 | 0.2798 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2244 | 0.2181 | 0.2399 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 119 Libya 0.2212 compare
- 121 Austria 0.2195 compare
- 121 Belgium 0.2195 compare
- 121 Cyprus 0.2195 compare
- 121 Denmark 0.2195 compare
- 121 Finland 0.2195 compare
- 121 France 0.2195 compare
- 121 Germany 0.2195 compare
- 121 Greece 0.2195 compare
- 121 Ireland 0.2195 compare
- 121 Italy 0.2195 compare
- 121 Luxembourg 0.2195 compare
- 121 Netherlands 0.2195 compare
- 121 Portugal 0.2195 compare
- 121 Spain 0.2195 compare
- 121 Sweden 0.2195 compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
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 0.2203 in 2025, 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 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2181 in 2022.
- How does Eswatini rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Eswatini ranks 120th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. 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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