Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Suriname
Suriname: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2576 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2576
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
39th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 1996
All-time low
0.2514
in 2012
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Suriname, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 0.2576 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Suriname peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2514, in 2012.
Suriname ranks 39th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3334 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3334 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2955 | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2955 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2545 | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2545 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2545 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2545 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2514 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2652 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2689 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2964 | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2769 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2769 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2594 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.2576 | -0.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 0.2576 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 0.2576 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2317, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3189 | 0.2545 | 0.3679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2614 | 0.2514 | 0.2964 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2773 | 0.2576 | 0.2964 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
- 36 Bahamas 0.2769 compare
- 37 Seychelles 0.264 compare
- 38 Guyana 0.2594 compare
- 40 East Timor 0.2571 compare
- 41 Belarus 0.2541 compare
- 41 Cuba 0.2541 compare
- 41 North Korea 0.2541 compare
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Suriname?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Suriname was 0.2576 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2514 in 2012.
- How does Suriname rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Suriname ranks 39th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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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