Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1944 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1944
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
177th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 1996
All-time low
0.1944
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.1944 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1944, in 2025.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 177th of 206 countries on this measure, 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2808 | -23.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2626 | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2626 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2626 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2326 | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2326 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2326 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2326 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2326 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2125 | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2125 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2017 | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2017 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2017 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2017 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1952 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1952 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1952 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1944 | -0.4% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1944 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.1944 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1928, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.293 | 0.2326 | 0.3679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2164 | 0.2017 | 0.2326 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1972 | 0.1944 | 0.2017 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guinea-Bissau was 0.1944 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1944 in 2025.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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