Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Jordan
Jordan: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2092 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Jordan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Jordan stood at 0.2092. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Jordan peaked at 0.2689 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2092, in 2024.
Jordan ranks 151st 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2689 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2478 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2353 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2255 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2255 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2184 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2184 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2102 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2181 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2092 | -4.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2092 | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.2092 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 90% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.2092 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2307 | 0.2184 | 0.2689 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2184 | 0.2184 | 0.2184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2139 | 0.2092 | 0.2184 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 150 Gabon 0.2118 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 Jordan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0464 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7273 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0299 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Jordan?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Jordan was 0.2092 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2689 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2092 in 2024.
- How does Jordan rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Jordan ranks 151st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan 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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