Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa

South Africa: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2054 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2054
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.2527
in 1996
All-time low
0.1992
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.2531998: 0.2532000: 0.2532002: 0.2372003: 0.2372004: 0.2272005: 0.2272006: 0.2252007: 0.2252008: 0.2252009: 0.2252010: 0.2252011: 0.2252012: 0.2252013: 0.2062014: 0.2062015: 0.2062016: 0.2062017: 0.2062018: 0.2062019: 0.2062020: 0.2062021: 0.2062022: 0.1992023: 0.2052024: 0.205

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.2054 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa peaked at 0.2527 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1992, 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 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2527
1998 0.2527 +0.0%
2000 0.2527 +0.0%
2002 0.2369 -6.3%
2003 0.2369 +0.0%
2004 0.2275 -4.0%
2005 0.2275 +0.0%
2006 0.225 -1.1%
2007 0.225 +0.0%
2008 0.225 +0.0%
2009 0.225 +0.0%
2010 0.225 +0.0%
2011 0.225 +0.0%
2012 0.225 +0.0%
2013 0.2059 -8.5%
2014 0.2059 +0.0%
2015 0.2059 +0.0%
2016 0.2059 +0.0%
2017 0.2059 +0.0%
2018 0.2059 +0.0%
2019 0.2059 +0.0%
2020 0.2059 +0.0%
2021 0.2059 +0.0%
2022 0.1992 -3.2%
2023 0.2054 +3.1%
2024 0.2054 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2527 0.2527 0.2527 2
2000s 0.2313 0.225 0.2527 9
2010s 0.2116 0.2059 0.225 10
2020s 0.2044 0.1992 0.2059 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 167 Guinea-Bissau 0.2081 compare
  2. 168 Djibouti 0.2057 compare
  3. 168 Eritrea 0.2057 compare
  4. 171 Central African Republic 0.2048 compare
  5. 172 Botswana 0.2045 compare
  6. 172 Namibia 0.2045 compare

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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 0.2054 in 2024, 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 0.2527 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1992 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 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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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Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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