Government Effectiveness in Gabon
Gabon: Government Effectiveness was 0.1986 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Gabon, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.1986 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Gabon peaked at 0.249 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1934 standard error, in 2004.
That places Gabon 18th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2249 standard error | 0.2009 standard error | 0.249 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2001 standard error | 0.1934 standard error | 0.2077 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1992 standard error | 0.1986 standard error | 0.1998 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 15 Lesotho 0.2001 standard error compare
- 16 Guinea 0.1992 standard error compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 0.1992 standard error compare
- 19 Liberia 0.1974 standard error compare
- 20 Gambia 0.1951 standard error compare
- 21 Chad 0.1907 standard error compare
- 21 Mauritania 0.1907 standard error compare
- 21 Mauritius 0.1907 standard error compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2696 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6821 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.542 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4634 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.5583 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Consumer price index 139.72 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Gabon?
- Government effectiveness in Gabon was 0.1986 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.249 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1934 standard error in 2004.
- How does Gabon rank for government effectiveness?
- Gabon ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.