Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Guyana
Guyana: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2594 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2594
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 1996
All-time low
0.2381
in 2007
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Guyana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guyana stood at 0.2594.
The figure is up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guyana peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2381, in 2007.
That places Guyana 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Guyana, 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 | 0.3334 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2745 | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2407 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2381 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2381 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2381 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2381 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2381 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2381 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2381 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2381 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2381 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2381 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2407 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2407 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2407 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2599 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2599 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2464 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2594 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2594 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2594 | +0.0% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2594 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2594 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2963 | 0.2381 | 0.3679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2389 | 0.2381 | 0.2407 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2574 | 0.2464 | 0.2599 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guyana?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Guyana was 0.2594 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2381 in 2007.
- How does Guyana rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Guyana ranks 38th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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