Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta
Malta: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.236 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2024, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta stood at 0.236. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta peaked at 0.3588 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.236, in 2024.
That places Malta 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3588 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3588 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3588 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3588 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3134 | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3043 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3043 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2668 | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2668 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2668 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2627 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2627 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2489 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2489 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2373 | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2373 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.236 | -0.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.236 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2324, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.236 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2254, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3588 | 0.3588 | 0.3588 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3003 | 0.2627 | 0.3588 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2627 | 0.2627 | 0.2627 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2417 | 0.236 | 0.2489 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta was 0.236 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3588 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.236 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Malta ranks 76th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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