Government Effectiveness in Mauritius
Mauritius: Government Effectiveness was 0.1907 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Mauritius, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.1907 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Mauritius peaked at 0.4522 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1755 standard error, in 2004.
That places Mauritius 21st 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4522 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2768 standard error | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2447 standard error | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1946 standard error | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1825 standard error | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1755 standard error | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1779 standard error | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.179 standard error | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1987 standard error | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1921 standard error | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1877 standard error | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1943 standard error | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1907 standard error | -1.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.1907 standard error is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1947 standard error, 98% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.1907 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1899 standard error, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -38.8% | 0.4522 standard error | 0.2768 standard error |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3645 standard error | 0.2768 standard error | 0.4522 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1925 standard error | 0.1755 standard error | 0.2447 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1925 standard error | 0.1907 standard error | 0.1943 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 18 Gabon 0.1986 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
- 24 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Congo 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Morocco 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Niger 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Sudan 0.1899 standard error compare
- 24 Togo 0.1899 standard error compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Mauritius?
- Government effectiveness in Mauritius was 0.1907 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4522 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1755 standard error in 2004.
- How does Mauritius rank for government effectiveness?
- Mauritius ranks 21st out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.