Government Effectiveness in Gambia
Gambia: Government Effectiveness was 0.1951 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Gambia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, government effectiveness in Gambia stood at 0.1951 standard error.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Gambia peaked at 0.2873 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1816 standard error, in 2006.
That places Gambia 20th 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 | 0.2629 standard error | 0.2385 standard error | 0.2873 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2076 standard error | 0.1816 standard error | 0.2457 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1962 standard error | 0.1951 standard error | 0.1973 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6654 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0963 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2116 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies -0.109 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7792 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 285.89 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Gambia?
- Government effectiveness in Gambia was 0.1951 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2873 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1816 standard error in 2006.
- How does Gambia rank for government effectiveness?
- Gambia ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.