Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1992 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1992
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
176th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 1996
All-time low
0.1909
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Mauritania, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.1992 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Mauritania peaked at 0.4603 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1909, in 2022.
That places Mauritania 176th 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 Mauritania, 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 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3161 | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2908 | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2418 | -16.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2418 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2177 | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2177 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.201 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.201 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1909 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1909 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1909 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1992 | +4.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1992 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1992 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 | 0.323 | 0.2177 | 0.4603 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.206 | 0.201 | 0.2177 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1957 | 0.1909 | 0.201 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Mauritania?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Mauritania was 0.1992 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1909 in 2022.
- How does Mauritania rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Mauritania ranks 176th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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