Government Effectiveness in Cameroon
Cameroon: Government Effectiveness was 0.1791 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Cameroon, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.1791 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Cameroon peaked at 0.249 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1686 standard error, in 2006.
Cameroon ranks 34th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2249 standard error | 0.2009 standard error | 0.249 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1811 standard error | 0.1686 standard error | 0.2077 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1802 standard error | 0.1791 standard error | 0.1812 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 31 Malawi 0.1854 standard error compare
- 32 Algeria 0.1846 standard error compare
- 33 Namibia 0.1832 standard error compare
- 34 Angola 0.1791 standard error compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1791 standard error compare
- 34 Egypt 0.1791 standard error compare
- 34 Ethiopia 0.1791 standard error compare
- 34 Tunisia 0.1791 standard error compare
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.282 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3209 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.11 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4712 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.22 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 153.29 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 Cameroon?
- Government effectiveness in Cameroon was 0.1791 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.249 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1686 standard error in 2006.
- How does Cameroon rank for government effectiveness?
- Cameroon ranks 34th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.