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Governance · West Africa

Guinea-Bissau Government Effectiveness

-1.47as of 2025+0.1% vs 2024

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for government effectiveness, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 15, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodGovernment Effectiveness
2025-1.47
2024-1.47
2023-1.53
2022-1.59
2021-1.46
2020-1.37
2019-1.36
2018-1.32
2017-1.62
2016-1.54
2015-1.5
2014-1.55

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=GW&metric_key=government_effectiveness_estimate" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Government Effectiveness across Africa

View country ranking ->
CountryGovernment EffectivenessPeriod
Nigeria-0.912025
Kenya-0.092025
South Africa-0.022025
Egypt-0.112025
Ghana0.132025
Ethiopia-0.622025

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