Government Effectiveness in Rwanda
Rwanda: Government Effectiveness was 0.2002 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Rwanda, 1996–2011
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 10 Libya 0.2104 standard error compare
- 11 Cape Verde 0.2083 standard error compare
- 12 Central African Republic 0.2039 standard error compare
- 13 Burundi 0.2002 standard error compare
- 15 Lesotho 0.2001 standard error compare
- 16 Guinea 0.1992 standard error compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 0.1992 standard error compare
More reference data data for Rwanda
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1214 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.9964 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9131 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3611 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 251.19 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 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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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.