Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Madagascar

Madagascar: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1926 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.1926
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
183rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 1996
All-time low
0.1844
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Madagascar, 1996–2025

00.10.20.30.41996201020251996: 0.3681998: 0.3682000: 0.3682002: 0.3192003: 0.2852004: 0.2392005: 0.2262006: 0.2052007: 0.2052008: 0.2052009: 0.2052010: 0.2052011: 0.2052012: 0.2052013: 0.1912014: 0.1912015: 0.1912016: 0.1912017: 0.1912018: 0.1912019: 0.1912020: 0.1912021: 0.1912022: 0.1842023: 0.1842024: 0.1932025: 0.193

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Madagascar is 0.1926, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Madagascar peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1844, in 2022.

Madagascar ranks 183rd 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 Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Madagascar, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.3679 —
1998 0.3679 +0.0%
2000 0.3679 +0.0%
2002 0.3189 -13.3%
2003 0.2853 -10.5%
2004 0.2385 -16.4%
2005 0.2264 -5.1%
2006 0.2046 -9.6%
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 0.1844 -3.2%
2023 0.1844 +0.0%
2024 0.1926 +4.4%
2025 0.1926 +0.0%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 0.1926 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 0.1926 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1928, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3679 0.3679 0.3679 2
2000s 0.2506 0.2046 0.3679 9
2010s 0.1948 0.1906 0.2046 10
2020s 0.1892 0.1844 0.1926 6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 180 Benin 0.1934 compare
  2. 180 Lesotho 0.1934 compare
  3. 182 Somalia 0.193 compare
  4. 183 Burkina Faso 0.1926 compare
  5. 183 Ethiopia 0.1926 compare
  6. 183 Guinea 0.1926 compare
  7. 183 Niger 0.1926 compare
  8. 183 Togo 0.1926 compare
  9. 183 Uganda 0.1926 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Madagascar?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Madagascar was 0.1926 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1844 in 2022.
How does Madagascar rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Madagascar ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar 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, 5,392 data points, 1996–2025
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