Government Effectiveness in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Government Effectiveness was 0.1899 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.1899 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.2873 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1835 standard error, in 2004.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 24th 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2873 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2385 standard error | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2457 standard error | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.222 standard error | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.233 standard error | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1835 standard error | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1887 standard error | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.221 standard error | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2334 standard error | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2235 standard error | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1901 standard error | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1913 standard error | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1899 standard error | -0.7% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1899 standard error is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1903 standard error, 100% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1899 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1899 standard error, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2629 standard error | 0.2385 standard error | 0.2873 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2157 standard error | 0.1835 standard error | 0.2457 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1906 standard error | 0.1899 standard error | 0.1913 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 21 Chad 0.1907 standard error compare
- 21 Mauritania 0.1907 standard error compare
- 21 Mauritius 0.1907 standard error compare
- 24 Congo 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Morocco 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Niger 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Sudan 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Togo 0.1899 standard error compare
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 220.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 3,062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 9.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,764 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.2179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 313.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 3,057 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Government effectiveness in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.1899 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2873 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1835 standard error in 2004.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for government effectiveness?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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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.