Government Effectiveness in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Government Effectiveness was 0.2318 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Guinea-Bissau, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, government effectiveness in Guinea-Bissau stood at 0.2318 standard error.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.2873 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2265 standard error, in 2005.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 3rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| 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 | 0.2535 standard error | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2266 standard error | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2265 standard error | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2344 standard error | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2485 standard error | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.237 standard error | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2304 standard error | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2328 standard error | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2318 standard error | -0.5% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.2318 standard error is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1903 standard error, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.2318 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1899 standard error, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2629 standard error | 0.2385 standard error | 0.2873 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2383 standard error | 0.2265 standard error | 0.2535 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2323 standard error | 0.2318 standard error | 0.2328 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 1 Comoros 0.2551 standard error compare
- 2 Seychelles 0.2402 standard error compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 0.2285 standard error compare
- 4 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2285 standard error compare
- 6 Djibouti 0.226 standard error compare
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Guinea-Bissau?
- Government effectiveness in Guinea-Bissau was 0.2318 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2873 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2265 standard error in 2005.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for government effectiveness?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 3rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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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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.