Ecuador - Government Effectiveness 2023

Government Effectiveness · World Bank WGI
-0.49 −0.18 from 2022 Global rank: 136th

Ecuador's government effectiveness was -0.49 in 2023, decreased +0.18 from -0.31 in 2022. This was the 136th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2023
Government Effectiveness by Country - 2023
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.32 8.1%
2nd Switzerland 2.13 4.2%
3rd Monaco 2.02 -1.2%
4th Denmark 2.02 1.3%
5th Luxembourg 1.91 8.0%
6th Norway 1.80 -7.3%
7th Finland 1.74 -0.9%
8th Japan 1.63 0.7%
9th Liechtenstein 1.63 9.4%
10th Netherlands 1.63 3.0%
11th United Arab Emirates 1.60 23.5%
12th Sweden 1.60 1.8%
13th Ireland 1.59 2.7%
14th Australia 1.59 4.0%
15th Iceland 1.56 -0.5%
16th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.55 -2.2%
17th New Zealand 1.53 14.2%
18th Canada 1.52 -3.2%
19th Andorra 1.48 -1.3%
20th Korea 1.40 4.1%
21st Brunei Darussalam 1.40 -1.4%
22nd Austria 1.33 -9.4%
23rd Estonia 1.26 -5.9%
24th Cayman Islands 1.24 -2.0%
25th United States 1.22 -3.1%
26th Bermuda 1.20 -1.5%
27th San Marino 1.20 -32.2%
28th Qatar 1.20 5.3%
29th Germany 1.19 -8.1%
30th United Kingdom 1.16 -6.2%
31st Israel 1.15 -7.3%
32nd France 1.14 -1.8%
33rd Czechia 1.11 1.9%
34th Macao SAR, China 1.09 -1.4%
35th Lithuania 1.05 5.7%
36th Slovenia 1.04 -2.7%
37th Belgium 1.04 -15.5%
38th Portugal 0.99 -1.4%
39th Malaysia 0.88 -11.8%
40th Uruguay 0.85 0.1%
41st Saudi Arabia 0.80 36.8%
42nd Aruba 0.80 -28.0%
43rd Georgia 0.79 21.7%
44th Greenland 0.76 1.0%
45th Spain 0.75 -18.3%
46th Cyprus 0.74 1.0%
47th Chile 0.72 31.4%
48th Croatia 0.71 22.6%
49th Mauritius 0.71 -7.3%
50th Bahrain 0.70 9.0%
51st Latvia 0.70 0.7%
52nd China 0.68 37.4%
53rd American Samoa 0.65 -2.0%
54th Guam 0.65 -2.0%
55th Virgin Islands (US) 0.65 -2.0%
56th Seychelles 0.62 -5.6%
57th Italy 0.61 36.2%
58th Indonesia 0.58 33.1%
59th Bhutan 0.57 0.9%
60th Samoa 0.49 60.0%
61st Fiji 0.49 -17.4%
62nd India 0.48 28.6%
63rd Palau 0.44 -1.6%
64th Botswana 0.43 -2.0%
65th Poland 0.42 62.8%
66th Jamaica 0.41 -32.6%
67th Malta 0.40 -50.6%
68th Rwanda 0.39 67.3%
69th Jordan 0.39 99.0%
70th Barbados 0.38 -11.2%
71st Antigua and Barbuda 0.38 337.8%
72nd St. Kitts and Nevis 0.38 -2.9%
73rd Hungary 0.37 -30.2%
74th Oman 0.27 1,176.9%
75th Bahamas, The 0.27 -36.2%
76th Dominica 0.26 368.0%
77th Costa Rica 0.26 394.6%
78th Albania 0.25 288.7%
79th Montenegro 0.25 999.2%
80th Micronesia, Federated States of 0.23 -38.8%
81st Slovak Republic 0.23 -39.3%
82nd Thailand 0.17 34.7%
83rd Philippines 0.15 141.0%
84th Greece 0.15 -66.9%
85th Kazakhstan 0.15 2.8%
86th Dominican Republic 0.13 287.0%
87th Viet Nam 0.13 -27.6%
88th St. Lucia 0.07 175.9%
89th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.07 -76.8%
90th Marshall Islands 0.07 -69.2%
91st Senegal 0.07 75.1%
92nd El Salvador 0.05 115.7%
93rd Bulgaria 0.05 117.4%
94th Namibia 0.03 -55.4%
95th Cabo Verde 0.01 -34.4%
96th Serbia 0.01 -88.3%
97th Kuwait 0.01 -93.2%
98th Grenada -0.01 -115.7%
99th Azerbaijan -0.03 20.8%
100th Morocco -0.04 56.1%
101st Trinidad and Tobago -0.04 -70.9%
102nd North Macedonia -0.05 36.9%
103rd Nauru -0.07 -134.2%
104th Colombia -0.08 -650.0%
105th Kosovo -0.08 58.9%
106th Ghana -0.09 12.9%
107th Romania -0.09 -19,942.3%
108th Kiribati -0.10 -157.8%
109th Tonga -0.12 30.8%
110th Maldives -0.13 -19.0%
111th Moldova -0.16 46.4%
112th Armenia -0.18 41.5%
113th Mexico -0.20 29.6%
114th Panama -0.21 -63.7%
115th Benin -0.22 -28.4%
116th Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.24 46.6%
117th Türkiye -0.25 -24.2%
118th Sri Lanka -0.25 35.6%
119th South Africa -0.26 -135.7%
120th Uzbekistan -0.28 14.0%
121st Guyana -0.29 -10.6%
122nd Tunisia -0.30 -14.4%
123rd Kenya -0.30 7.9%
124th Cambodia -0.31 13.0%
125th Ukraine -0.36 28.1%
126th Côte d'Ivoire -0.36 -7.7%
127th Belize -0.38 -5.5%
128th Argentina -0.38 -33.2%
129th Puerto Rico (US) -0.39 19.4%
130th Tuvalu -0.45 -43.3%
131st Tanzania -0.46 1.1%
132nd Paraguay -0.46 24.7%
133rd Mongolia -0.47 -11.0%
134th Cuba -0.48 -35.5%
135th Peru -0.49 -23.5%
136th Ecuador -0.49 -59.8%
137th Brazil -0.55 7.1%
138th Uganda -0.55 9.2%
139th Vanuatu -0.57 -5.6%
140th Pakistan -0.58 7.5%
141st Togo -0.58 10.5%
142nd Gambia, The -0.59 9.6%
143rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.64 -13.2%
144th Niger -0.64 -2.1%
145th Lao PDR -0.64 -7.7%
146th Zambia -0.66 -3.3%
147th Algeria -0.67 -30.5%
148th Bangladesh -0.70 8.6%
149th Russian Federation -0.71 -2.3%
150th Mozambique -0.72 2.8%
151st Djibouti -0.73 7.0%
152nd Solomon Islands -0.73 -8.0%
153rd Mauritania -0.76 -5.3%
154th Tajikistan -0.77 -2.0%
155th Gabon -0.78 -13.8%
156th Honduras -0.80 8.3%
157th Papua New Guinea -0.80 1.0%
158th Nepal -0.81 12.0%
159th Burkina Faso -0.83 3.2%
160th Timor-Leste -0.84 -9.3%
161st Nigeria -0.85 18.6%
162nd Malawi -0.86 -0.7%
163rd Eswatini -0.88 -13.3%
164th Kyrgyz Republic -0.89 0.0%
165th Guatemala -0.90 1.2%
166th São Tomé and Principe -0.90 -8.1%
167th Cameroon -0.91 -2.8%
168th Guinea -0.91 0.7%
169th Lesotho -0.95 -7.4%
170th Suriname -0.97 -2.4%
171st Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.97 9.1%
172nd Belarus -0.99 -16.4%
173rd Angola -1.01 1.7%
174th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.02 -15.8%
175th Madagascar -1.02 -5.2%
176th Nicaragua -1.08 -4.6%
177th Mali -1.14 0.9%
178th Sierra Leone -1.16 1.2%
179th Zimbabwe -1.17 6.5%
180th Burundi -1.20 5.0%
181st Turkmenistan -1.21 -4.1%
182nd West Bank and Gaza -1.21 -34.1%
183rd Equatorial Guinea -1.32 -1.8%
184th Congo, Republic of -1.33 2.6%
185th Liberia -1.36 5.3%
186th Iraq -1.39 -6.7%
187th Guinea-Bissau -1.43 3.7%
188th Chad -1.48 -3.9%
189th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.48 -1.4%
190th Comoros -1.54 8.8%
191st Lebanon -1.58 -8.3%
192nd Libya -1.64 6.8%
193rd Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.69 3.3%
194th Central African Republic -1.74 -1.4%
195th Myanmar -1.75 -4.0%
196th Syrian Arab Republic -1.79 -2.0%
197th Eritrea -1.79 -3.6%
198th Sudan -1.98 -17.2%
199th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -1.98 2.3%
200th Afghanistan -1.99 -5.7%
201st Haiti -2.23 0.1%
202nd Yemen, Republic of -2.28 -1.9%
203rd South Sudan -2.33 2.6%

FAQ

What was Ecuador's government effectiveness in 2023?

Ecuador's government effectiveness in 2023 was -0.49. This ranked 136th globally.

How did Ecuador's government effectiveness change in 2023?

Ecuador's government effectiveness decreased by 59.8% in 2023 compared to 2022.

Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2023?

Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2023 at 2.32.

What is the government effectiveness of Ecuador in 2023?

The government effectiveness of Ecuador in 2023 was -0.49. This ranked 136th globally.

How does 2023 compare to 2022 for Ecuador's government effectiveness?

Ecuador's government effectiveness went from -0.31 in 2022 to -0.49 in 2023, a 59.8% decrease.