Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Gabon
Gabon: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2118 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2118
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
150th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.2055
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Gabon, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Gabon is 0.2118, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Gabon peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2055, in 2022.
That places Gabon 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2774 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2774 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2774 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2774 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2774 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2774 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2774 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2774 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2514 | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2266 | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2266 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.226 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.226 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.213 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.213 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2055 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2128 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2128 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2118 | -0.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.2118 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 91% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.2118 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 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2838 | 0.2774 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2364 | 0.213 | 0.2774 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2115 | 0.2055 | 0.213 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 151 Jordan 0.2092 compare
- 152 Algeria 0.209 compare
- 153 Bulgaria 0.2076 compare
- 153 Croatia 0.2076 compare
- 153 Czechia 0.2076 compare
- 153 Estonia 0.2076 compare
- 153 Hungary 0.2076 compare
- 153 Latvia 0.2076 compare
- 153 Lithuania 0.2076 compare
- 153 Poland 0.2076 compare
- 153 Romania 0.2076 compare
- 153 Slovakia 0.2076 compare
- 153 Slovenia 0.2076 compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Gabon?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Gabon was 0.2118 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2055 in 2022.
- How does Gabon rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Gabon ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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