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Burkina Faso - Government Effectiveness 2019

Government Effectiveness · World Bank WGI
-0.78 −0.13 from 2018 Global rank: 157th

Burkina Faso's government effectiveness was -0.78 in 2019, decreased +0.13 from -0.64 in 2018. This was the 157th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2019▾
Government Effectiveness by Country - 2019
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.23 0.0%
2nd Finland 1.97 -2.0%
3rd Switzerland 1.92 -4.0%
4th Denmark 1.87 3.5%
5th Andorra 1.85 -1.5%
6th Monaco 1.85 -1.5%
7th Norway 1.83 -0.9%
8th Netherlands 1.77 -2.4%
9th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.71 -8.3%
10th Canada 1.70 1.3%
11th Luxembourg 1.70 -2.4%
12th Sweden 1.67 0.2%
13th Liechtenstein 1.65 -2.3%
14th New Zealand 1.63 0.2%
15th San Marino 1.58 -1.5%
16th Japan 1.55 -5.2%
17th Australia 1.54 -1.1%
18th Germany 1.50 -1.9%
19th Austria 1.49 2.5%
20th Iceland 1.48 3.9%
21st United States 1.45 -5.4%
22nd United Kingdom 1.45 6.5%
23rd United Arab Emirates 1.38 -3.2%
24th France 1.34 -5.7%
25th Korea 1.33 17.4%
26th Bermuda 1.31 -1.5%
27th Israel 1.29 10.2%
28th Brunei Darussalam 1.28 5.4%
29th Ireland 1.26 -8.8%
30th Estonia 1.14 -0.9%
31st Portugal 1.13 -4.0%
32nd Cayman Islands 1.13 -2.8%
33rd Macao SAR, China 1.13 -2.8%
34th Belgium 1.11 -9.1%
35th Latvia 1.07 6.5%
36th Slovenia 1.04 -3.7%
37th Lithuania 1.01 -2.3%
38th Aruba 0.99 -2.5%
39th Spain 0.97 0.0%
40th Malaysia 0.97 -8.2%
41st Cyprus 0.96 8.2%
42nd Czechia 0.92 -3.3%
43rd Chile 0.86 -4.8%
44th Mauritius 0.86 -3.6%
45th Malta 0.82 -11.5%
46th Greenland 0.79 -2.6%
47th Georgia 0.77 47.9%
48th Fiji 0.76 -1.6%
49th Virgin Islands (US) 0.76 -1.6%
50th Qatar 0.71 12.2%
51st Uruguay 0.64 27.4%
52nd Seychelles 0.62 -1.7%
53rd Barbados 0.59 53.7%
54th Jamaica 0.59 -1.1%
55th Slovak Republic 0.55 -5.4%
56th China 0.54 9.7%
57th Poland 0.51 -6.2%
58th American Samoa 0.49 -1.7%
59th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.49 -1.7%
60th Croatia 0.46 -11.1%
61st Italy 0.45 10.3%
62nd Hungary 0.45 1.7%
63rd Bahamas, The 0.45 -11.0%
64th Samoa 0.44 -29.8%
65th Botswana 0.38 47.6%
66th Costa Rica 0.35 -1.4%
67th St. Lucia 0.34 3.4%
68th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.34 3.4%
69th Greece 0.31 21.6%
70th Cabo Verde 0.28 -18.2%
71st Saudi Arabia 0.26 -4.6%
72nd Thailand 0.26 2.4%
73rd Bhutan 0.25 -11.0%
74th Bahrain 0.25 105.0%
75th Palau 0.23 -2.2%
76th Guam 0.22 -2.2%
77th Tonga 0.21 7.3%
78th Oman 0.21 62.7%
79th Bulgaria 0.17 55.3%
80th Indonesia 0.14 -1.9%
81st India 0.13 -50.3%
82nd South Africa 0.13 23.5%
83rd Montenegro 0.11 17.7%
84th Namibia 0.10 -11.9%
85th Panama 0.10 687.6%
86th Micronesia, Federated States of 0.10 -40.9%
87th Rwanda 0.09 16.7%
88th Trinidad and Tobago 0.09 -57.5%
89th Jordan 0.07 -21.4%
90th Kazakhstan 0.07 263.6%
91st Philippines 0.06 -3.8%
92nd Colombia 0.03 123.5%
93rd Viet Nam 0.03 337.9%
94th Russian Federation 0.02 123.3%
95th Nauru 0.00 -101.8%
96th Serbia -0.02 -122.5%
97th Kuwait -0.02 85.7%
98th Türkiye -0.02 70.1%
99th Tunisia -0.04 -441.3%
100th Kiribati -0.05 18.9%
101st Antigua and Barbuda -0.05 -2.4%
102nd Albania -0.06 -177.4%
103rd Grenada -0.11 44.9%
104th Argentina -0.12 -530.5%
105th North Macedonia -0.12 -322.6%
106th Sri Lanka -0.12 51.3%
107th Peru -0.13 61.1%
108th Azerbaijan -0.13 11.7%
109th Senegal -0.13 59.2%
110th Marshall Islands -0.17 8.8%
111th Belarus -0.17 41.4%
112th Maldives -0.18 63.1%
113th Cuba -0.18 28.9%
114th Puerto Rico (US) -0.20 -3.7%
115th Romania -0.22 -21.4%
116th Armenia -0.23 -32.5%
117th Brazil -0.23 55.0%
118th Mongolia -0.23 4.9%
119th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.25 44.6%
120th Morocco -0.25 28.0%
121st Dominica -0.25 5.9%
122nd Ghana -0.29 9.4%
123rd Mexico -0.31 -4.7%
124th Ukraine -0.33 27.3%
125th Dominican Republic -0.35 9.6%
126th Ecuador -0.37 -15.7%
127th Kosovo -0.37 16.7%
128th Guyana -0.40 -55.2%
129th Moldova -0.44 12.8%
130th Kenya -0.44 10.5%
131st Benin -0.49 22.4%
132nd Vanuatu -0.52 -12.2%
133rd El Salvador -0.53 -8.4%
134th Tuvalu -0.54 3.0%
135th Côte d'Ivoire -0.56 13.6%
136th Algeria -0.57 -16.2%
137th Paraguay -0.58 4.6%
138th Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.60 -25.3%
139th Uzbekistan -0.60 2.7%
140th Mauritania -0.61 26.2%
141st Honduras -0.62 -0.1%
142nd Cambodia -0.62 -3.9%
143rd Suriname -0.63 8.7%
144th Belize -0.63 -1.1%
145th Eswatini -0.64 5.0%
146th Uganda -0.65 6.3%
147th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.71 -5.3%
148th Pakistan -0.72 -7.7%
149th Guatemala -0.73 -1.2%
150th Kyrgyz Republic -0.73 -13.2%
151st Zambia -0.74 -13.5%
152nd Bangladesh -0.75 1.1%
153rd São Tomé and Principe -0.75 3.8%
154th Gambia, The -0.77 -1.8%
155th West Bank and Gaza -0.78 2.1%
156th Nicaragua -0.78 4.3%
157th Burkina Faso -0.78 -20.8%
158th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.79 -139.9%
159th Papua New Guinea -0.79 -20.9%
160th Malawi -0.80 0.3%
161st Lebanon -0.81 -20.1%
162nd Lao PDR -0.82 -12.9%
163rd Djibouti -0.82 17.0%
164th Niger -0.84 -1.5%
165th Tanzania -0.85 -9.6%
166th Guinea -0.86 16.6%
167th Timor-Leste -0.86 8.3%
168th Cameroon -0.87 -1.0%
169th Solomon Islands -0.88 2.1%
170th Lesotho -0.90 2.2%
171st Mozambique -0.91 5.4%
172nd Gabon -0.96 -15.8%
173rd Togo -0.97 11.1%
174th Turkmenistan -1.02 6.6%
175th Equatorial Guinea -1.04 12.9%
176th Nepal -1.09 -14.4%
177th Mali -1.10 -7.1%
178th Tajikistan -1.12 4.0%
179th Angola -1.13 -12.3%
180th Congo, Republic of -1.13 5.7%
181st Sierra Leone -1.17 1.4%
182nd Myanmar -1.19 -8.6%
183rd Madagascar -1.19 1.5%
184th Nigeria -1.21 -8.5%
185th Zimbabwe -1.31 -1.0%
186th Iraq -1.31 -3.5%
187th Burundi -1.37 5.2%
188th Liberia -1.39 -5.4%
189th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.43 10.7%
190th Afghanistan -1.52 -1.2%
191st Guinea-Bissau -1.56 -2.5%
192nd Chad -1.61 -2.9%
193rd Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.66 -5.3%
194th Sudan -1.66 -1.8%
195th Syrian Arab Republic -1.74 -2.5%
196th Comoros -1.75 -2.2%
197th Libya -1.77 -5.3%
198th Central African Republic -1.78 -2.6%
199th Eritrea -1.80 -1.9%
200th Haiti -2.07 -5.1%
201st Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.28 -3.1%
202nd Yemen, Republic of -2.33 -2.4%
203rd South Sudan -2.38 -2.7%
Source: World Bank WGI (GE.EST)

FAQ

What was Burkina Faso's government effectiveness in 2019?▾

Burkina Faso's government effectiveness in 2019 was -0.78. This ranked 157th globally.

How did Burkina Faso's government effectiveness change in 2019?▾

Burkina Faso's government effectiveness decreased by 20.8% in 2019 compared to 2018.

Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2019?▾

Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2019 at 2.23.

What is the government effectiveness of Burkina Faso in 2019?▾

The government effectiveness of Burkina Faso in 2019 was -0.78. This ranked 157th globally.

How does 2019 compare to 2018 for Burkina Faso's government effectiveness?▾

Burkina Faso's government effectiveness went from -0.64 in 2018 to -0.78 in 2019, a 20.8% decrease.

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