Government Effectiveness in Rwanda

Rwanda: Government Effectiveness was 0.2002 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.2002 standard error
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
13th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.3136 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.2002 standard error
in 2011
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Government Effectiveness in Rwanda, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.314 standard error1998: 0.269 standard error2000: 0.276 standard error2002: 0.243 standard error2003: 0.26 standard error2004: 0.228 standard error2005: 0.232 standard error2006: 0.216 standard error2007: 0.226 standard error2008: 0.216 standard error2009: 0.214 standard error2010: 0.202 standard error2011: 0.2 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

In 2011, government effectiveness in Rwanda stood at 0.2002 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Rwanda peaked at 0.3136 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2002 standard error, in 2011.

That places Rwanda 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness (standard error) in Rwanda, 1996 to 2011.
Year standard error Change
1996 0.3136 standard error
1998 0.2692 standard error -14.2%
2000 0.2759 standard error +2.5%
2002 0.2429 standard error -11.9%
2003 0.2597 standard error +6.9%
2004 0.2283 standard error -12.1%
2005 0.2316 standard error +1.4%
2006 0.2158 standard error -6.8%
2007 0.2262 standard error +4.8%
2008 0.2163 standard error -4.4%
2009 0.2144 standard error -0.9%
2010 0.2024 standard error -5.6%
2011 0.2002 standard error -1.1%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.2002 standard error is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1903 standard error, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.2002 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1899 standard error, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2914 standard error 0.2692 standard error 0.3136 standard error 2
2000s 0.2346 standard error 0.2144 standard error 0.2759 standard error 9
2010s 0.2013 standard error 0.2002 standard error 0.2024 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 10 Libya 0.2104 standard error compare
  2. 11 Cape Verde 0.2083 standard error compare
  3. 12 Central African Republic 0.2039 standard error compare
  4. 13 Burundi 0.2002 standard error compare
  5. 15 Lesotho 0.2001 standard error compare
  6. 16 Guinea 0.1992 standard error compare
  7. 16 Sierra Leone 0.1992 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness in Rwanda?
Government effectiveness in Rwanda was 0.2002 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.3136 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2002 standard error in 2011.
How does Rwanda rank for government effectiveness?
Rwanda ranks 13th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda 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.