Government Effectiveness in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Government Effectiveness was 0.1779 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness in Zimbabwe, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.1779 standard error for government effectiveness in 2011.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2411 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1654 standard error, in 2005.
Zimbabwe ranks 40th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2411 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.1944 standard error | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1941 standard error | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1738 standard error | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1713 standard error | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1664 standard error | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1654 standard error | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1654 standard error | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1802 standard error | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1804 standard error | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1755 standard error | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1789 standard error | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1779 standard error | -0.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.1779 standard error is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1812 standard error, 98% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.1779 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1899 standard error, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2178 standard error | 0.1944 standard error | 0.2411 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 Zimbabwe
- 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 Nigeria 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
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness in Zimbabwe?
- Government effectiveness in Zimbabwe was 0.1779 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest government effectiveness recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2411 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1654 standard error in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for government effectiveness?
- Zimbabwe ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is government effectiveness rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.