Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia
Zambia: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1845 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Zambia, 1996β2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 (2025)
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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