Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kuwait

Kuwait: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2205 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2205
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3012
in 1996
All-time low
0.2205
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kuwait, 1996–2024

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.3011998: 0.3012000: 0.3012002: 0.2732003: 0.2732004: 0.2732005: 0.2732006: 0.2512007: 0.2512008: 0.2512009: 0.2512010: 0.2512011: 0.2512012: 0.2512013: 0.2512014: 0.2442015: 0.2442016: 0.2442017: 0.2442018: 0.2442019: 0.2442020: 0.2442021: 0.2442022: 0.222023: 0.222024: 0.22

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.2205 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Kuwait peaked at 0.3012 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2205, in 2022.

Kuwait ranks 139th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kuwait, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.3012
1998 0.3012 +0.0%
2000 0.3012 +0.0%
2002 0.2728 -9.4%
2003 0.2728 +0.0%
2004 0.2728 +0.0%
2005 0.2728 +0.0%
2006 0.2512 -7.9%
2007 0.2512 +0.0%
2008 0.2512 +0.0%
2009 0.2512 +0.0%
2010 0.2512 +0.0%
2011 0.2512 +0.0%
2012 0.2512 +0.0%
2013 0.2512 +0.0%
2014 0.2443 -2.7%
2015 0.2443 +0.0%
2016 0.2443 +0.0%
2017 0.2443 +0.0%
2018 0.2443 +0.0%
2019 0.2443 +0.0%
2020 0.2443 +0.0%
2021 0.2443 +0.0%
2022 0.2205 -9.8%
2023 0.2205 +0.0%
2024 0.2205 +0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 0.2205 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2324, 95% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 0.2205 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2254, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3012 0.3012 0.3012 2
2000s 0.2663 0.2512 0.3012 9
2010s 0.2471 0.2443 0.2512 10
2020s 0.23 0.2205 0.2443 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 138 Turkey 0.2209 compare
  2. 140 South Sudan 0.2203 compare
  3. 141 Honduras 0.2187 compare
  4. 142 Sri Lanka 0.2179 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Kuwait?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Kuwait was 0.2205 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.3012 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2205 in 2022.
How does Kuwait rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Kuwait ranks 139th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait 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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Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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