Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sudan
Sudan: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1915 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sudan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.1915 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Sudan peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1915, in 2022.
Sudan ranks 190th 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2689 | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2287 | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2185 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2185 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2166 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2121 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2121 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2121 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1961 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1961 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1961 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1961 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1961 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1961 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1976 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1976 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1976 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1915 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1915 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1915 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1915 | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.1915 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.1915 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1928, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2389 | 0.2166 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.201 | 0.1961 | 0.2121 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1935 | 0.1915 | 0.1976 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 191 Nigeria 0.1907 compare
- 192 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1848 compare
- 193 Cameroon 0.1844 compare
- 193 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1844 compare
- 193 Gambia 0.1844 compare
- 193 Liberia 0.1844 compare
- 193 Malawi 0.1844 compare
- 193 Mali 0.1844 compare
- 193 Mozambique 0.1844 compare
- 193 Senegal 0.1844 compare
- 193 Sierra Leone 0.1844 compare
- 193 Tanzania 0.1844 compare
- 193 Zambia 0.1844 compare
- 193 Zimbabwe 0.1844 compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Sudan?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Sudan was 0.1915 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1915 in 2022.
- How does Sudan rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Sudan ranks 190th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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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