Government Effectiveness by Country
The Government Effectiveness by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year changes in governance indicators, ranking higher those showing significant improvements in public service quality, policy implementation, and institutional development.
Ranking summary
Antigua and Barbuda tops the rankings in Government Effectiveness, recording an increase from -0.16 to 0.38. 
El Salvador follows with a gain from -0.32 to 0.05, while Dominica rounds out the top three, rising from -0.10 to 0.26.- Across all 193 countries, the average year-over-year change was +0.01 pts with a median change of -0.01 pts.
- Overall, 95 countries improved in this area while 98 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
| Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0.38 (2023) | -0.16 (2022) | +0.54 pts |
| 2 |  El Salvador | 0.05 (2023) | -0.32 (2022) | +0.37 pts |
| 3 |  Dominica | 0.26 (2023) | -0.10 (2022) | +0.36 pts |
| 4 |  Bulgaria | 0.05 (2023) | -0.27 (2022) | +0.32 pts |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | 1.60 (2023) | 1.30 (2022) | +0.31 pts |
| 6 |  Montenegro | 0.25 (2023) | -0.03 (2022) | +0.27 pts |
| 7 |  Oman | 0.27 (2023) | 0.02 (2022) | +0.25 pts |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | 0.80 (2023) | 0.58 (2022) | +0.21 pts |
| 9 |  Egypt | -0.24 (2023) | -0.45 (2022) | +0.21 pts |
| 10 |  Costa Rica | 0.26 (2023) | 0.05 (2022) | +0.21 pts |
| 11 |  Dominican Republic | 0.13 (2023) | -0.07 (2022) | +0.20 pts |
| 12 |  Nigeria | -0.85 (2023) | -1.04 (2022) | +0.19 pts |
| 13 |  Jordan | 0.39 (2023) | 0.19 (2022) | +0.19 pts |
| 14 |  New Zealand | 1.53 (2023) | 1.34 (2022) | +0.19 pts |
| 15 |  Albania | 0.25 (2023) | 0.06 (2022) | +0.19 pts |
| 16 |  China | 0.68 (2023) | 0.49 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
| 17 |  Samoa | 0.49 (2023) | 0.31 (2022) | +0.18 pts |
| 18 |  Singapore | 2.32 (2023) | 2.14 (2022) | +0.17 pts |
| 19 |  Chile | 0.72 (2023) | 0.55 (2022) | +0.17 pts |
| 20 |  Saint Lucia | 0.07 (2023) | -0.10 (2022) | +0.17 pts |
| 21 |  Poland | 0.42 (2023) | 0.26 (2022) | +0.16 pts |
| 22 |  Italy | 0.61 (2023) | 0.45 (2022) | +0.16 pts |
| 23 |  Rwanda | 0.39 (2023) | 0.23 (2022) | +0.16 pts |
| 24 |  Paraguay | -0.46 (2023) | -0.61 (2022) | +0.15 pts |
| 25 |  Comoros | -1.54 (2023) | -1.68 (2022) | +0.15 pts |
| 26 |  Indonesia | 0.58 (2023) | 0.44 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
| 27 |  Moldova | -0.16 (2023) | -0.31 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
| 28 |  Luxembourg | 1.91 (2023) | 1.77 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
| 29 |  Georgia | 0.79 (2023) | 0.65 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
| 30 |  Liechtenstein | 1.63 (2023) | 1.49 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
| 31 |  Ukraine | -0.36 (2023) | -0.50 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
| 32 |  Sri Lanka | -0.25 (2023) | -0.39 (2022) | +0.14 pts |
| 33 |  Croatia | 0.71 (2023) | 0.58 (2022) | +0.13 pts |
| 34 |  Armenia | -0.18 (2023) | -0.31 (2022) | +0.13 pts |
| 35 |  Libya | -1.64 (2023) | -1.76 (2022) | +0.12 pts |
| 36 |  Nepal | -0.81 (2023) | -0.92 (2022) | +0.11 pts |
| 37 |  India | 0.48 (2023) | 0.37 (2022) | +0.11 pts |
| 38 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.97 (2023) | -1.06 (2022) | +0.10 pts |
| 39 |  Philippines | 0.15 (2023) | 0.06 (2022) | +0.09 pts |
| 40 |  Venezuela | -1.60 (2023) | -1.69 (2022) | +0.09 pts |
| 41 |  Switzerland | 2.13 (2023) | 2.05 (2022) | +0.09 pts |
| 42 |  Mexico | -0.20 (2023) | -0.28 (2022) | +0.08 pts |
| 43 |  Zimbabwe | -1.17 (2023) | -1.25 (2022) | +0.08 pts |
| 44 |  Liberia | -1.36 (2023) | -1.43 (2022) | +0.08 pts |
| 45 |  Honduras | -0.80 (2023) | -0.87 (2022) | +0.07 pts |
| 46 |  Togo | -0.58 (2023) | -0.65 (2022) | +0.07 pts |
| 47 |  Bangladesh | -0.70 (2023) | -0.76 (2022) | +0.07 pts |
| 48 |  Burundi | -1.20 (2023) | -1.26 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 49 |  Gambia | -0.59 (2023) | -0.65 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 50 |  South Sudan | -2.33 (2023) | -2.39 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 51 |  Australia | 1.59 (2023) | 1.53 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 52 |  Qatar | 1.20 (2023) | 1.14 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 53 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.69 (2023) | -1.75 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 54 |  Bahrain | 0.70 (2023) | 0.64 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 55 |  Lithuania | 1.05 (2023) | 0.99 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 56 |  South Korea | 1.40 (2023) | 1.35 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 57 |  Uganda | -0.55 (2023) | -0.61 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 58 |  Djibouti | -0.73 (2023) | -0.79 (2022) | +0.06 pts |
| 59 |  Guinea-Bissau | -1.43 (2023) | -1.49 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
| 60 |  Tonga | -0.12 (2023) | -0.17 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
| 61 |  Somalia | -1.98 (2023) | -2.03 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
| 62 |  Pakistan | -0.58 (2023) | -0.62 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
| 63 |  Netherlands | 1.63 (2023) | 1.58 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
| 64 |  Uzbekistan | -0.28 (2023) | -0.33 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
| 65 |  Morocco | -0.04 (2023) | -0.08 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
| 66 |  Cambodia | -0.31 (2023) | -0.35 (2022) | +0.05 pts |
| 67 |  Thailand | 0.17 (2023) | 0.13 (2022) | +0.04 pts |
| 68 |  Ireland | 1.59 (2023) | 1.55 (2022) | +0.04 pts |
| 69 |  Brazil | -0.55 (2023) | -0.59 (2022) | +0.04 pts |
| 70 |  Congo | -1.33 (2023) | -1.37 (2022) | +0.04 pts |
| 71 |  North Macedonia | -0.05 (2023) | -0.08 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
| 72 |  Senegal | 0.07 (2023) | 0.04 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
| 73 |  Sweden | 1.60 (2023) | 1.57 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
| 74 |  Burkina Faso | -0.83 (2023) | -0.85 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
| 75 |  Kenya | -0.30 (2023) | -0.33 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
| 76 |  Denmark | 2.02 (2023) | 1.99 (2022) | +0.03 pts |
| 77 |  Ethiopia | -0.77 (2023) | -0.79 (2022) | +0.02 pts |
| 78 |  Czech Republic | 1.11 (2023) | 1.09 (2022) | +0.02 pts |
| 79 |  Mozambique | -0.72 (2023) | -0.74 (2022) | +0.02 pts |
| 80 |  Angola | -1.01 (2023) | -1.03 (2022) | +0.02 pts |
| 81 |  Sierra Leone | -1.16 (2023) | -1.17 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 82 |  Ghana | -0.09 (2023) | -0.11 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 83 |  Japan | 1.63 (2023) | 1.62 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 84 |  Guatemala | -0.90 (2023) | -0.91 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 85 |  Mali | -1.14 (2023) | -1.15 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 86 |  Azerbaijan | -0.03 (2023) | -0.04 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 87 |  Papua New Guinea | -0.80 (2023) | -0.81 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 88 |  Cyprus | 0.74 (2023) | 0.73 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 89 |  Guinea | -0.91 (2023) | -0.91 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 90 |  Tanzania | -0.46 (2023) | -0.46 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 91 |  Latvia | 0.70 (2023) | 0.69 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 92 |  Bhutan | 0.57 (2023) | 0.56 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
| 93 |  Kazakhstan | 0.15 (2023) | 0.14 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
| 94 |  Haiti | -2.23 (2023) | -2.23 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
| 95 |  Uruguay | 0.85 (2023) | 0.85 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
| 96 |  Kyrgyzstan | -0.89 (2023) | -0.89 (2022) | 0.00 pts |
| 97 |  Malawi | -0.86 (2023) | -0.85 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
| 98 |  Cabo Verde | 0.01 (2023) | 0.02 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
| 99 |  Palau | 0.44 (2023) | 0.45 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
| 100 |  Iceland | 1.56 (2023) | 1.56 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
| 101 |  Botswana | 0.43 (2023) | 0.44 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
| 102 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.38 (2023) | 0.39 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
| 103 |  Niger | -0.64 (2023) | -0.63 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
| 104 |  Portugal | 0.99 (2023) | 1.00 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
| 105 |  Tajikistan | -0.77 (2023) | -0.76 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 106 |  Finland | 1.74 (2023) | 1.75 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 107 |  Russia | -0.71 (2023) | -0.70 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 108 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -0.04 (2023) | -0.03 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 109 |  Belize | -0.38 (2023) | -0.36 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 110 |  Andorra | 1.48 (2023) | 1.50 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 111 |  North Korea | -1.48 (2023) | -1.46 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 112 |  Maldives | -0.13 (2023) | -0.11 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 113 |  Brunei | 1.40 (2023) | 1.42 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 114 |  France | 1.14 (2023) | 1.17 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 115 |  Zambia | -0.66 (2023) | -0.64 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 116 |  Suriname | -0.97 (2023) | -0.94 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 117 |  Equatorial Guinea | -1.32 (2023) | -1.30 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 118 |  Monaco | 2.02 (2023) | 2.05 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 119 |  Central African Republic | -1.74 (2023) | -1.71 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 120 |  Cameroon | -0.91 (2023) | -0.88 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
| 121 |  Côte d'Ivoire | -0.36 (2023) | -0.33 (2022) | -0.03 pts |
| 122 |  Guyana | -0.29 (2023) | -0.27 (2022) | -0.03 pts |
| 123 |  Slovenia | 1.04 (2023) | 1.07 (2022) | -0.03 pts |
| 124 |  Vanuatu | -0.57 (2023) | -0.54 (2022) | -0.03 pts |
| 125 |  Syria | -1.79 (2023) | -1.75 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
| 126 |  Seychelles | 0.62 (2023) | 0.66 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
| 127 |  Tunisia | -0.30 (2023) | -0.26 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
| 128 |  United States | 1.22 (2023) | 1.26 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
| 129 |  Namibia | 0.03 (2023) | 0.07 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
| 130 |  Mauritania | -0.76 (2023) | -0.73 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
| 131 |  Yemen | -2.28 (2023) | -2.23 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
| 132 |  Grenada | -0.01 (2023) | 0.04 (2022) | -0.04 pts |
| 133 |  Laos | -0.64 (2023) | -0.60 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 134 |  Mongolia | -0.47 (2023) | -0.42 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 135 |  Turkmenistan | -1.21 (2023) | -1.16 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 136 |  Barbados | 0.38 (2023) | 0.43 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 137 |  Nicaragua | -1.08 (2023) | -1.04 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 138 |  Vietnam | 0.13 (2023) | 0.17 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 139 |  Türkiye | -0.25 (2023) | -0.20 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 140 |  Benin | -0.22 (2023) | -0.17 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 141 |  Canada | 1.52 (2023) | 1.57 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 142 |  Madagascar | -1.02 (2023) | -0.97 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 143 |  Solomon Islands | -0.73 (2023) | -0.68 (2022) | -0.05 pts |
| 144 |  Chad | -1.48 (2023) | -1.42 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
| 145 |  Mauritius | 0.71 (2023) | 0.77 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
| 146 |  Serbia | 0.01 (2023) | 0.07 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
| 147 |  Eritrea | -1.79 (2023) | -1.73 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
| 148 |  Lesotho | -0.95 (2023) | -0.89 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
| 149 |  Sao Tome and Principe | -0.90 (2023) | -0.84 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
| 150 |  Myanmar | -1.75 (2023) | -1.69 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
| 151 |  Timor-Leste | -0.84 (2023) | -0.77 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
| 152 |  Bolivia | -0.64 (2023) | -0.56 (2022) | -0.07 pts |
| 153 |  United Kingdom | 1.16 (2023) | 1.24 (2022) | -0.08 pts |
| 154 |  Estonia | 1.26 (2023) | 1.34 (2022) | -0.08 pts |
| 155 |  Panama | -0.21 (2023) | -0.13 (2022) | -0.08 pts |
| 156 |  Iraq | -1.39 (2023) | -1.30 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
| 157 |  Colombia | -0.08 (2023) | 0.01 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
| 158 |  Israel | 1.15 (2023) | 1.24 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
| 159 |  Romania | -0.09 (2023) | 0.00 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
| 160 |  Peru | -0.49 (2023) | -0.40 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
| 161 |  Argentina | -0.38 (2023) | -0.28 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
| 162 |  Gabon | -0.78 (2023) | -0.69 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
| 163 |  Fiji | 0.49 (2023) | 0.59 (2022) | -0.10 pts |
| 164 |  Eswatini | -0.88 (2023) | -0.78 (2022) | -0.10 pts |
| 165 |  Germany | 1.19 (2023) | 1.29 (2022) | -0.10 pts |
| 166 |  Kuwait | 0.01 (2023) | 0.11 (2022) | -0.10 pts |
| 167 |  Afghanistan | -1.99 (2023) | -1.88 (2022) | -0.11 pts |
| 168 |  Malaysia | 0.88 (2023) | 0.99 (2022) | -0.12 pts |
| 169 |  Lebanon | -1.58 (2023) | -1.46 (2022) | -0.12 pts |
| 170 |  Cuba | -0.48 (2023) | -0.35 (2022) | -0.12 pts |
| 171 |  Tuvalu | -0.45 (2023) | -0.31 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
| 172 |  Austria | 1.33 (2023) | 1.46 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
| 173 |  Iran | -1.02 (2023) | -0.88 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
| 174 |  Belarus | -0.99 (2023) | -0.85 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
| 175 |  Norway | 1.80 (2023) | 1.94 (2022) | -0.14 pts |
| 176 |  Micronesia | 0.23 (2023) | 0.38 (2022) | -0.15 pts |
| 177 |  South Africa | -0.26 (2023) | -0.11 (2022) | -0.15 pts |
| 178 |  Slovakia | 0.23 (2023) | 0.38 (2022) | -0.15 pts |
| 179 |  Bahamas | 0.27 (2023) | 0.42 (2022) | -0.15 pts |
| 180 |  Algeria | -0.67 (2023) | -0.51 (2022) | -0.16 pts |
| 181 |  Marshall Islands | 0.07 (2023) | 0.23 (2022) | -0.16 pts |
| 182 |  Hungary | 0.37 (2023) | 0.53 (2022) | -0.16 pts |
| 183 |  Spain | 0.75 (2023) | 0.92 (2022) | -0.17 pts |
| 184 | Ecuador | -0.49 (2023) | -0.31 (2022) | -0.18 pts |
| 185 |  Belgium | 1.04 (2023) | 1.23 (2022) | -0.19 pts |
| 186 |  Jamaica | 0.41 (2023) | 0.60 (2022) | -0.20 pts |
| 187 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.07 (2023) | 0.32 (2022) | -0.24 pts |
| 188 |  Kiribati | -0.10 (2023) | 0.17 (2022) | -0.26 pts |
| 189 |  Nauru | -0.07 (2023) | 0.20 (2022) | -0.27 pts |
| 190 |  Sudan | -1.98 (2023) | -1.69 (2022) | -0.29 pts |
| 191 |  Greece | 0.15 (2023) | 0.45 (2022) | -0.30 pts |
| 192 |  Malta | 0.40 (2023) | 0.80 (2022) | -0.41 pts |
| 193 |  San Marino | 1.20 (2023) | 1.77 (2022) | -0.57 pts |
Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.