World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for government effectiveness, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Government Effectiveness |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.62 |
| 2024 | -0.69 |
| 2023 | -0.67 |
| 2022 | -0.69 |
| 2021 | -0.63 |
| 2020 | -0.52 |
| 2019 | -0.5 |
| 2018 | -0.5 |
| 2017 | -0.5 |
| 2016 | -0.45 |
| 2015 | -0.49 |
| 2014 | -0.42 |
54 countries carry a recent government effectiveness score figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
159 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Ethiopia, grouped by topic.