Government Effectiveness in Burundi

Burundi: Government Effectiveness was 0.2002 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.2002 standard error
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
13th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3136 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1847 standard error
in 2006
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Government Effectiveness in Burundi, 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: 0.232 standard error2006: 0.185 standard error2007: 0.206 standard error2008: 0.2 standard error2009: 0.196 standard error2010: 0.202 standard error2011: 0.2 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

The most recent figure for government effectiveness in Burundi is 0.2002 standard error, measured in 2011.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Burundi peaked at 0.3136 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1847 standard error, in 2006.

Burundi ranks 13th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Government Effectiveness in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness (standard error) in Burundi, 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 0.2316 standard error +1.4%
2006 0.1847 standard error -20.2%
2007 0.2061 standard error +11.6%
2008 0.2001 standard error -2.9%
2009 0.196 standard error -2.0%
2010 0.2024 standard error +3.3%
2011 0.2002 standard error -1.1%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 0.2002 standard error is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1903 standard error, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 0.2002 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1899 standard error, 1.1× 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 0.225 standard error 0.1847 standard error 0.2759 standard error 9
2010s 0.2013 standard error 0.2002 standard error 0.2024 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 10 Libya 0.2104 standard error compare
  2. 11 Cape Verde 0.2083 standard error compare
  3. 12 Central African Republic 0.2039 standard error compare
  4. 13 Rwanda 0.2002 standard error compare
  5. 15 Lesotho 0.2001 standard error compare
  6. 16 Guinea 0.1992 standard error compare
  7. 16 Sierra Leone 0.1992 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness in Burundi?
Government effectiveness in Burundi was 0.2002 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 0.3136 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1847 standard error in 2006.
How does Burundi rank for government effectiveness?
Burundi ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi 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.