Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa
South Africa: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2047 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2047
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.253
in 1996
All-time low
0.1981
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.2047 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa peaked at 0.253 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1981, in 2022.
South Africa ranks 170th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.253 | — |
| 1998 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.253 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2345 | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2345 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2248 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2248 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2227 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2227 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2227 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2227 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2227 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2227 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2227 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2049 | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2049 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2049 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2049 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2049 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2049 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2049 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2049 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2049 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1981 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2047 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2047 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2047 | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2047 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 88% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.2047 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1928, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.253 | 0.253 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2292 | 0.2227 | 0.253 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2102 | 0.2049 | 0.2227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2037 | 0.1981 | 0.2049 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa was 0.2047 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.253 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1981 in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- South Africa ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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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