Government Effectiveness in Djibouti

Djibouti: Government Effectiveness was 0.226 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.226 standard error
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3136 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.224 standard error
in 2009
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Government Effectiveness in Djibouti, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.314 standard error1998: 0.269 standard error2000: 0.276 standard error2002: 0.27 standard error2003: 0.289 standard error2004: 0.248 standard error2005: 0.249 standard error2006: 0.262 standard error2007: 0.286 standard error2008: 0.259 standard error2009: 0.224 standard error2010: 0.227 standard error2011: 0.226 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

Djibouti recorded 0.226 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Djibouti peaked at 0.3136 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.224 standard error, in 2009.

That places Djibouti 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Government Effectiveness in Djibouti, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness (standard error) in Djibouti, 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 0.2695 standard error -2.3%
2003 0.2889 standard error +7.2%
2004 0.2485 standard error -14.0%
2005 0.2486 standard error +0.0%
2006 0.2619 standard error +5.4%
2007 0.2855 standard error +9.0%
2008 0.2591 standard error -9.2%
2009 0.224 standard error -13.6%
2010 0.2269 standard error +1.3%
2011 0.226 standard error -0.4%

Djibouti compared with similar countries

  • Djibouti's 0.226 standard error is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1812 standard error, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Djibouti's 0.226 standard error is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1873 standard error, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2914 standard error 0.2692 standard error 0.3136 standard error 2
2000s 0.2624 standard error 0.224 standard error 0.2889 standard error 9
2010s 0.2264 standard error 0.226 standard error 0.2269 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Djibouti

  1. 3 Guinea-Bissau 0.2318 standard error compare
  2. 4 Equatorial Guinea 0.2285 standard error compare
  3. 4 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2285 standard error compare
  4. 7 Somalia 0.2232 standard error compare
  5. 8 Eritrea 0.2177 standard error compare
  6. 9 Eswatini 0.2104 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness in Djibouti?
Government effectiveness in Djibouti was 0.226 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Djibouti?
The highest recorded value was 0.3136 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Djibouti?
The lowest recorded value was 0.224 standard error in 2009.
How does Djibouti rank for government effectiveness?
Djibouti ranks 6th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Djibouti?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Djibouti 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.