Government Effectiveness in Gambia

Gambia: Government Effectiveness was 0.1951 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1951 standard error
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
20th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.2873 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1816 standard error
in 2006
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Government Effectiveness in Gambia, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.287 standard error1998: 0.238 standard error2000: 0.246 standard error2002: 0.242 standard error2003: 0.219 standard error2004: 0.198 standard error2005: 0.195 standard error2006: 0.182 standard error2007: 0.199 standard error2008: 0.196 standard error2009: 0.192 standard error2010: 0.197 standard error2011: 0.195 standard error

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.

Government Effectiveness in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness (standard error) in Gambia, 1996 to 2011.
Year standard error Change
1996 0.2873 standard error
1998 0.2385 standard error -17.0%
2000 0.2457 standard error +3.0%
2002 0.2417 standard error -1.6%
2003 0.219 standard error -9.4%
2004 0.198 standard error -9.6%
2005 0.195 standard error -1.5%
2006 0.1816 standard error -6.8%
2007 0.1988 standard error +9.5%
2008 0.1962 standard error -1.3%
2009 0.1923 standard error -2.0%
2010 0.1973 standard error +2.6%
2011 0.1951 standard error -1.1%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.1951 standard error is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1903 standard error, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.1951 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Gabon 0.1986 standard error compare
  2. 19 Liberia 0.1974 standard error compare
  3. 21 Chad 0.1907 standard error compare
  4. 21 Mauritania 0.1907 standard error compare
  5. 21 Mauritius 0.1907 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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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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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.