Government Effectiveness in Somalia
Somalia: Government Effectiveness was 0.2232 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Somalia, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
In 2011, government effectiveness in Somalia stood at 0.2232 standard error. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Somalia peaked at 0.2873 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2232 standard error, in 2011.
That places Somalia 7th 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 | 0.2698 standard error | 0.2523 standard error | 0.2873 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2502 standard error | 0.2251 standard error | 0.2762 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.226 standard error | 0.2232 standard error | 0.2288 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Somalia?
- Government effectiveness in Somalia was 0.2232 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2873 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2232 standard error in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for government effectiveness?
- Somalia ranks 7th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia 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.