Government Effectiveness in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Government Effectiveness was 0.1779 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Burkina Faso, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, government effectiveness in Burkina Faso stood at 0.1779 standard error.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2873 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1686 standard error, in 2006.
That places Burkina Faso 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2629 standard error | 0.2385 standard error | 0.2873 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2037 standard error | 0.1686 standard error | 0.2457 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1784 standard error | 0.1779 standard error | 0.1789 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 40 Botswana 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Ghana 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Kenya 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Mali 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Mozambique 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Nigeria 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Senegal 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Tanzania 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Uganda 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Zambia 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 0.1779 standard error compare
More reference data data for Burkina Faso
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4817 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0198 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.53 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.3271 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.47 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 136.48 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Burkina Faso?
- Government effectiveness in Burkina Faso was 0.1779 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2873 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1686 standard error in 2006.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for government effectiveness?
- Burkina Faso ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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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About this data
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.