Government Effectiveness in Ghana
Ghana: Government Effectiveness was 0.1779 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Ghana, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness in Ghana is 0.1779 standard error, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Ghana peaked at 0.249 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1654 standard error, in 2005.
That places Ghana 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | 0.1814 standard error | 0.1654 standard error | 0.2077 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1784 standard error | 0.1779 standard error | 0.1789 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 40 Botswana 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Kenya 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Madagascar 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Mali 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Mozambique 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Nigeria 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Senegal 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Tanzania 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Uganda 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Zambia 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Zimbabwe 0.1779 standard error compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2851 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0419 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.8532 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3544 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.6214 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 855.78 2010 = 100 (2025)
- 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 Ghana?
- Government effectiveness in Ghana was 0.1779 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.249 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1654 standard error in 2005.
- How does Ghana rank for government effectiveness?
- Ghana ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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.