Government Effectiveness in Nigeria
Nigeria: Government Effectiveness was 0.1779 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Nigeria, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, government effectiveness in Nigeria stood at 0.1779 standard error.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Nigeria peaked at 0.249 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1654 standard error, in 2005.
That places Nigeria 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 | 0.1747 standard error | 0.1654 standard error | 0.1941 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1784 standard error | 0.1779 standard error | 0.1789 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 40 Botswana 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Burkina Faso 0.1779 standard error compare
- 40 Ghana 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 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 Nigeria
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3216 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3105 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.8 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4187 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.76 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 860.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Nigeria?
- Government effectiveness in Nigeria was 0.1779 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.249 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1654 standard error in 2005.
- How does Nigeria rank for government effectiveness?
- Nigeria ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.