Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1926 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1926
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
183rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.1851
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia is 0.1926, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1851, in 2022.
That places Ethiopia 183rd 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2689 | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2478 | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2153 | -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2068 | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2051 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2051 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2051 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2051 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2051 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2051 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2051 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.191 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1906 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1906 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1851 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1851 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1934 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 0.1926 | -0.4% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.1926 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.1926 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1928, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2284 | 0.2051 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1952 | 0.191 | 0.2051 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1896 | 0.1851 | 0.1934 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Ethiopia was 0.1926 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1851 in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Ethiopia ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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