Government Effectiveness in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Government Effectiveness was 0.1992 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Sierra Leone, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.1992 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.2873 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1992 standard error, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 16th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2629 standard error | 0.2385 standard error | 0.2873 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2224 standard error | 0.2002 standard error | 0.2457 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2 standard error | 0.1992 standard error | 0.2008 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1247 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8874 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2824 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1314 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1178 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 771.75 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 Sierra Leone?
- Government effectiveness in Sierra Leone was 0.1992 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2873 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1992 standard error in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for government effectiveness?
- Sierra Leone ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.