Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Syria
Syria: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2245 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Syria, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Syria recorded 0.2245 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 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Syria peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2245, in 2025.
Syria ranks 95th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Syria, 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 | 0.2545 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2545 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2545 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2364 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2364 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.234 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2514 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2514 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2653 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2689 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2545 | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2419 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2419 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2419 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2245 | -7.2% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 0.2245 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 0.2245 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2219, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2561 | 0.234 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2423 | 0.234 | 0.2653 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2456 | 0.2245 | 0.2689 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Syria?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Syria was 0.2245 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2245 in 2025.
- How does Syria rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Syria ranks 95th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Syria 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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