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

Latest (2024)
0.236
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
76th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3588
in 1996
All-time low
0.236
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.10.20.30.41996201020241996: 0.3591998: 0.3592000: 0.3592002: 0.3592003: 0.3132004: 0.3042005: 0.3042006: 0.2672007: 0.2672008: 0.2672009: 0.2632010: 0.2632011: 0.2632012: 0.2632013: 0.2632014: 0.2632015: 0.2632016: 0.2632017: 0.2632018: 0.2632019: 0.2632020: 0.2492021: 0.2492022: 0.2372023: 0.2372024: 0.236

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

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta, 1996 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 75 Haiti 0.236 compare
  2. 77 Albania 0.2352 compare
  3. 78 Moldova 0.2339 compare
  4. 78 Serbia 0.2339 compare

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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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Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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