Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia

Zambia: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1845 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1845
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
189th
of 205 countries
All-time high
0.3012
in 1996
All-time low
0.1845
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.3011998: 0.3012000: 0.3012002: 0.2752003: 0.2532004: 0.2152005: 0.2062006: 0.2042007: 0.2042008: 0.2042009: 0.2042010: 0.2042011: 0.2042012: 0.2042013: 0.192014: 0.192015: 0.192016: 0.192017: 0.192018: 0.192019: 0.192020: 0.192021: 0.192022: 0.1842023: 0.1892024: 0.184

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Zambia recorded 0.1845 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia peaked at 0.3012 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1845, in 2022.

Zambia ranks 189th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3012 0.3012 0.3012 2
2000s 0.2298 0.2044 0.3012 9
2010s 0.1941 0.1897 0.2044 10
2020s 0.1876 0.1845 0.1897 5

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 188 Sudan 0.1909 compare
  2. 189 Guinea 0.1845 compare
  3. 189 Liberia 0.1845 compare
  4. 189 Malawi 0.1845 compare
  5. 189 Mozambique 0.1845 compare
  6. 189 Uganda 0.1845 compare
  7. 189 Zimbabwe 0.1845 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia?
Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia was 0.1845 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3012 in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1845 in 2022.
How does Zambia rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
Zambia ranks 189th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zambia 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
205 places, 5,168 data points, 1996–2024
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