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 | -2.25 |
| 2024 | -2.22 |
| 2023 | -2.27 |
| 2022 | -2.29 |
| 2021 | -2.31 |
| 2020 | -2.22 |
| 2019 | -2.15 |
| 2018 | -2.13 |
| 2017 | -2.19 |
| 2016 | -2.1 |
| 2015 | -2.02 |
| 2014 | -1.86 |
54 countries carry a recent government effectiveness score figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
117 of 207 indicators carry a figure for South Sudan, grouped by topic.