Government Effectiveness in Benin

Benin: Government Effectiveness was 0.1892 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1892 standard error
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
30th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3136 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1743 standard error
in 2006
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Government Effectiveness in Benin, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.314 standard error1998: 0.269 standard error2000: 0.276 standard error2002: 0.243 standard error2003: 0.26 standard error2004: 0.228 standard error2005: 0.192 standard error2006: 0.174 standard error2007: 0.193 standard error2008: 0.191 standard error2009: 0.185 standard error2010: 0.19 standard error2011: 0.189 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.1892 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Benin peaked at 0.3136 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1743 standard error, in 2006.

That places Benin 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness (standard error) in Benin, 1996 to 2011.
Year standard error Change
1996 0.3136 standard error
1998 0.2692 standard error -14.2%
2000 0.2759 standard error +2.5%
2002 0.2429 standard error -11.9%
2003 0.2597 standard error +6.9%
2004 0.2283 standard error -12.1%
2005 0.192 standard error -15.9%
2006 0.1743 standard error -9.2%
2007 0.1929 standard error +10.7%
2008 0.1907 standard error -1.1%
2009 0.1848 standard error -3.1%
2010 0.19 standard error +2.8%
2011 0.1892 standard error -0.4%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.1892 standard error is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1812 standard error, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.1892 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1899 standard error, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2914 standard error 0.2692 standard error 0.3136 standard error 2
2000s 0.2157 standard error 0.1743 standard error 0.2759 standard error 9
2010s 0.1896 standard error 0.1892 standard error 0.19 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 31 Malawi 0.1854 standard error compare
  2. 32 Algeria 0.1846 standard error compare
  3. 33 Namibia 0.1832 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness in Benin?
Government effectiveness in Benin was 0.1892 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.3136 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1743 standard error in 2006.
How does Benin rank for government effectiveness?
Benin ranks 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Government Effectiveness (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 688 data points, 1996–2011
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See definition GV.GOVT.EF.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.