Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Niger
Niger: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1926 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Niger, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.1926 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Niger peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1926, in 2025.
That places Niger 183rd 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3189 | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3189 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2571 | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2429 | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2403 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2403 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2166 | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1997 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1997 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1934 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1934 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1934 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1926 | -0.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.1926 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger'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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2688 | 0.2166 | 0.3679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2048 | 0.1997 | 0.2166 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1954 | 0.1926 | 0.1997 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More reference data data for Niger
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2425 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8132 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3983 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.1 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Niger?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Niger was 0.1926 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1926 in 2025.
- How does Niger rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Niger ranks 183rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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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