Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho
Lesotho: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1934 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1934
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.1934
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.1934 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 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1934, in 2023.
That places Lesotho 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4603 | — |
| 1998 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4548 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3143 | -30.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2894 | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2332 | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2332 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2191 | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2191 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2191 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2191 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2171 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2006 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2006 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2074 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2074 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2006 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1942 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1934 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1934 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1934 | +0.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1934 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1934 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 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 0.4603 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3204 | 0.2191 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2066 | 0.2006 | 0.2191 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1971 | 0.1934 | 0.2074 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 177 Guinea-Bissau 0.1944 compare
- 178 Chad 0.1938 compare
- 178 Rwanda 0.1938 compare
- 180 Benin 0.1934 compare
- 182 Somalia 0.193 compare
- 183 Burkina Faso 0.1926 compare
- 183 Ethiopia 0.1926 compare
- 183 Guinea 0.1926 compare
- 183 Madagascar 0.1926 compare
- 183 Niger 0.1926 compare
- 183 Togo 0.1926 compare
- 183 Uganda 0.1926 compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Lesotho was 0.1934 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1934 in 2023.
- How does Lesotho rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lesotho 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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