Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya
Kenya: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1791 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1791
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
205th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2964
in 1996
All-time low
0.1791
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya stood at 0.1791. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1791, in 2025.
Kenya ranks 205th 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 Kenya, 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 | 0.247 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2147 | -13.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2063 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2046 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2046 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2046 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2046 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2046 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2046 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2046 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1906 | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1906 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1906 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1906 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1906 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1906 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1906 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1906 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1906 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1851 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1851 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1797 | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1791 | -0.3% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1791 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1791 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1928, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.228 | 0.2046 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1948 | 0.1906 | 0.2046 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.185 | 0.1791 | 0.1906 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya was 0.1791 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1791 in 2025.
- How does Kenya rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Kenya ranks 205th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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