Variable: Government Effectiveness, Estimate

QoG Code: (wbgi_gee)


Dataset: The Worldwide Governance Indicators

Description:

Government Effectiveness - Estimate: 'Government Effectiveness' combines into a single grouping responses on the quality of public service provision, the quality of the bureaucracy, the competence of civil servants, the independence of the civil service from political pressures, and the credibility of the government's commitment to policies. The main focus of this index is on 'inputs' required for the government to be able to produce and implement good policies and deliver public goods.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2025-10-10
Last updated by source: 2024-11-05


Categories:

Quality of Government


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2026 Basic Time-series - 2026 OECD Cross-section - 2026 OECD Time-series - 2026 Standard Cross-section - 2026 Standard Time-series - 2026 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 192
Basic time-series: 192
Standard cross-section: 192
Standard time-series: 192
OECD cross-section: 32
OECD time-series: 32

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 1996-2024
Basic time-series: 1996-2024
OECD time-series: 1996-2024

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This variable has information from the year 1996 to the year 2024