Jamaica - Government Effectiveness 2022
0.60
+0.23 from 2021
Jamaica's government effectiveness was 0.60 in 2022, increased +0.23 from 0.38 in 2021. This was the 54th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2022▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 2.14 | -4.6% |
| 2nd | Switzerland | 2.05 | 2.9% |
| 3rd | Monaco | 2.05 | 1.0% |
| 4th | Denmark | 1.99 | 1.6% |
| 5th | Norway | 1.94 | 8.1% |
| 6th | Luxembourg | 1.77 | 5.7% |
| 7th | San Marino | 1.77 | 1.3% |
| 8th | Finland | 1.75 | -8.5% |
| 9th | Japan | 1.62 | 19.0% |
| 10th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.59 | 6.9% |
| 11th | Netherlands | 1.58 | -8.5% |
| 12th | Sweden | 1.57 | -2.4% |
| 13th | Canada | 1.57 | 0.3% |
| 14th | Iceland | 1.56 | -1.9% |
| 15th | Ireland | 1.55 | 5.8% |
| 16th | Australia | 1.53 | 3.9% |
| 17th | Andorra | 1.50 | -14.5% |
| 18th | Liechtenstein | 1.49 | 1.6% |
| 19th | Austria | 1.46 | -4.1% |
| 20th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.42 | 1.1% |
| 21st | Korea | 1.35 | -1.2% |
| 22nd | Estonia | 1.34 | 0.0% |
| 23rd | New Zealand | 1.34 | 2.6% |
| 24th | United Arab Emirates | 1.30 | -4.7% |
| 25th | Germany | 1.29 | 0.0% |
| 26th | Cayman Islands | 1.26 | 1.8% |
| 27th | United States | 1.26 | -3.2% |
| 28th | United Kingdom | 1.24 | -0.1% |
| 29th | Israel | 1.24 | -1.2% |
| 30th | Belgium | 1.23 | 13.0% |
| 31st | Bermuda | 1.22 | -17.1% |
| 32nd | France | 1.17 | -5.2% |
| 33rd | Qatar | 1.14 | 5.6% |
| 34th | Aruba | 1.11 | 2.0% |
| 35th | Macao SAR, China | 1.11 | 2.0% |
| 36th | Czechia | 1.09 | 2.2% |
| 37th | Slovenia | 1.07 | -6.0% |
| 38th | Portugal | 1.00 | 5.1% |
| 39th | Lithuania | 0.99 | -2.3% |
| 40th | Malaysia | 0.99 | 4.2% |
| 41st | Spain | 0.92 | 1.4% |
| 42nd | Uruguay | 0.85 | 6.2% |
| 43rd | Malta | 0.80 | -5.7% |
| 44th | Mauritius | 0.77 | -5.9% |
| 45th | Greenland | 0.76 | 1.2% |
| 46th | Cyprus | 0.73 | 4.6% |
| 47th | Latvia | 0.69 | -17.0% |
| 48th | American Samoa | 0.67 | 4.5% |
| 49th | Guam | 0.67 | 4.5% |
| 50th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.67 | 4.5% |
| 51st | Seychelles | 0.66 | -26.4% |
| 52nd | Georgia | 0.65 | 5.5% |
| 53rd | Bahrain | 0.64 | -6.3% |
| 54th | Jamaica | 0.60 | 60.3% |
| 55th | Fiji | 0.59 | -10.1% |
| 56th | Saudi Arabia | 0.58 | 25.3% |
| 57th | Croatia | 0.58 | 5.2% |
| 58th | Bhutan | 0.56 | -21.0% |
| 59th | Chile | 0.55 | -7.5% |
| 60th | Hungary | 0.53 | -10.5% |
| 61st | China | 0.49 | -38.8% |
| 62nd | Palau | 0.45 | 22.9% |
| 63rd | Italy | 0.45 | 37.9% |
| 64th | Greece | 0.45 | 10.1% |
| 65th | Botswana | 0.44 | 35.8% |
| 66th | Indonesia | 0.44 | 25.9% |
| 67th | Barbados | 0.43 | -14.0% |
| 68th | Bahamas, The | 0.42 | 1.0% |
| 69th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.39 | 8.5% |
| 70th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.38 | 24.7% |
| 71st | Slovak Republic | 0.38 | -22.9% |
| 72nd | India | 0.37 | 48.3% |
| 73rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.32 | 3.8% |
| 74th | Samoa | 0.31 | -19.0% |
| 75th | Poland | 0.26 | 1.8% |
| 76th | Rwanda | 0.23 | 2.1% |
| 77th | Marshall Islands | 0.23 | 924.1% |
| 78th | Nauru | 0.20 | 118.8% |
| 79th | Jordan | 0.19 | -0.2% |
| 80th | Viet Nam | 0.17 | -28.3% |
| 81st | Kiribati | 0.17 | 77.6% |
| 82nd | Kazakhstan | 0.14 | 380.2% |
| 83rd | Thailand | 0.13 | -42.1% |
| 84th | Kuwait | 0.11 | 251.9% |
| 85th | Namibia | 0.07 | 77.2% |
| 86th | Serbia | 0.07 | 427.6% |
| 87th | Albania | 0.06 | 279.4% |
| 88th | Philippines | 0.06 | 83.8% |
| 89th | Costa Rica | 0.05 | -76.4% |
| 90th | Senegal | 0.04 | 61.5% |
| 91st | Grenada | 0.04 | 88.5% |
| 92nd | Oman | 0.02 | 113.9% |
| 93rd | Cabo Verde | 0.02 | 1,129.4% |
| 94th | Colombia | 0.01 | 128.8% |
| 95th | Romania | 0.00 | 99.7% |
| 96th | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.03 | -116.5% |
| 97th | Montenegro | -0.03 | 9.9% |
| 98th | Azerbaijan | -0.04 | -119.3% |
| 99th | Dominican Republic | -0.07 | -2,562.6% |
| 100th | North Macedonia | -0.08 | 33.2% |
| 101st | Morocco | -0.08 | 51.9% |
| 102nd | Dominica | -0.10 | 19.1% |
| 103rd | St. Lucia | -0.10 | 19.1% |
| 104th | Ghana | -0.11 | 39.7% |
| 105th | Maldives | -0.11 | -124.5% |
| 106th | South Africa | -0.11 | -55.5% |
| 107th | Panama | -0.13 | -203.6% |
| 108th | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.16 | 17.5% |
| 109th | Tonga | -0.17 | -154.4% |
| 110th | Benin | -0.17 | 28.2% |
| 111th | Kosovo | -0.19 | 24.2% |
| 112th | Türkiye | -0.20 | -67.6% |
| 113th | Tunisia | -0.26 | -26.9% |
| 114th | Guyana | -0.27 | -1.9% |
| 115th | Bulgaria | -0.27 | -56.4% |
| 116th | Mexico | -0.28 | 18.0% |
| 117th | Argentina | -0.28 | 27.4% |
| 118th | Moldova | -0.31 | 29.7% |
| 119th | Ecuador | -0.31 | -28.0% |
| 120th | Tuvalu | -0.31 | 22.6% |
| 121st | Armenia | -0.31 | -11.6% |
| 122nd | El Salvador | -0.32 | 6.0% |
| 123rd | Kenya | -0.33 | -1.1% |
| 124th | Uzbekistan | -0.33 | -24.7% |
| 125th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.33 | 37.8% |
| 126th | Cuba | -0.35 | -40.5% |
| 127th | Cambodia | -0.35 | 26.0% |
| 128th | Belize | -0.36 | 32.3% |
| 129th | Sri Lanka | -0.39 | -240.0% |
| 130th | Peru | -0.40 | -34.9% |
| 131st | Mongolia | -0.42 | 17.6% |
| 132nd | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.45 | 2.1% |
| 133rd | Tanzania | -0.46 | 29.0% |
| 134th | Puerto Rico (US) | -0.48 | -59.9% |
| 135th | Ukraine | -0.50 | -13.1% |
| 136th | Algeria | -0.51 | 21.3% |
| 137th | Vanuatu | -0.54 | 2.3% |
| 138th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.56 | 26.0% |
| 139th | Brazil | -0.59 | -19.3% |
| 140th | Lao PDR | -0.60 | 3.1% |
| 141st | Uganda | -0.61 | -0.7% |
| 142nd | Paraguay | -0.61 | 6.4% |
| 143rd | Pakistan | -0.62 | -42.4% |
| 144th | Niger | -0.63 | 2.5% |
| 145th | Zambia | -0.64 | 24.1% |
| 146th | Togo | -0.65 | 5.9% |
| 147th | Gambia, The | -0.65 | 3.3% |
| 148th | Solomon Islands | -0.68 | 18.9% |
| 149th | Gabon | -0.69 | 16.0% |
| 150th | Russian Federation | -0.70 | -230.9% |
| 151st | Mauritania | -0.73 | 6.6% |
| 152nd | Mozambique | -0.74 | 8.2% |
| 153rd | Tajikistan | -0.76 | -17.4% |
| 154th | Bangladesh | -0.76 | -16.8% |
| 155th | Timor-Leste | -0.77 | -2.2% |
| 156th | Eswatini | -0.78 | -4.0% |
| 157th | Djibouti | -0.79 | 5.5% |
| 158th | Papua New Guinea | -0.81 | 8.9% |
| 159th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.84 | -9.7% |
| 160th | Belarus | -0.85 | -5.9% |
| 161st | Burkina Faso | -0.85 | -11.5% |
| 162nd | Malawi | -0.85 | -7.7% |
| 163rd | Honduras | -0.87 | -5.9% |
| 164th | Cameroon | -0.88 | 2.5% |
| 165th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -0.88 | 0.5% |
| 166th | Lesotho | -0.89 | 6.2% |
| 167th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.89 | -14.7% |
| 168th | West Bank and Gaza | -0.90 | -13.2% |
| 169th | Guatemala | -0.91 | -16.0% |
| 170th | Guinea | -0.91 | 4.0% |
| 171st | Nepal | -0.92 | 1.2% |
| 172nd | Suriname | -0.94 | -38.8% |
| 173rd | Madagascar | -0.97 | 5.4% |
| 174th | Angola | -1.03 | 8.9% |
| 175th | Nicaragua | -1.04 | -17.2% |
| 176th | Nigeria | -1.04 | -1.4% |
| 177th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1.06 | 0.8% |
| 178th | Mali | -1.15 | 8.2% |
| 179th | Turkmenistan | -1.16 | -20.6% |
| 180th | Sierra Leone | -1.17 | -1.5% |
| 181st | Zimbabwe | -1.25 | 3.0% |
| 182nd | Burundi | -1.26 | 7.0% |
| 183rd | Equatorial Guinea | -1.30 | -9.5% |
| 184th | Iraq | -1.30 | 1.3% |
| 185th | Congo, Republic of | -1.37 | -3.8% |
| 186th | Chad | -1.42 | 2.6% |
| 187th | Liberia | -1.43 | -1.5% |
| 188th | Lebanon | -1.46 | -11.2% |
| 189th | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -1.46 | 7.6% |
| 190th | Guinea-Bissau | -1.49 | -2.7% |
| 191st | Comoros | -1.68 | 7.2% |
| 192nd | Myanmar | -1.69 | -19.1% |
| 193rd | Sudan | -1.69 | -1.5% |
| 194th | Central African Republic | -1.71 | -2.2% |
| 195th | Eritrea | -1.73 | -2.1% |
| 196th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.75 | 0.6% |
| 197th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.75 | 0.8% |
| 198th | Libya | -1.76 | -0.4% |
| 199th | Afghanistan | -1.88 | -12.5% |
| 200th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.03 | 2.8% |
| 201st | Haiti | -2.23 | -0.3% |
| 202nd | Yemen, Republic of | -2.23 | 4.0% |
| 203rd | South Sudan | -2.39 | 0.2% |
FAQ
What was Jamaica's government effectiveness in 2022?▾
Jamaica's government effectiveness in 2022 was 0.60. This ranked 54th globally.
How did Jamaica's government effectiveness change in 2022?▾
Jamaica's government effectiveness increased by 60.3% in 2022 compared to 2021.
Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2022?▾
Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2022 at 2.14.
What is the government effectiveness of Jamaica in 2022?▾
The government effectiveness of Jamaica in 2022 was 0.60. This ranked 54th globally.
How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Jamaica's government effectiveness?▾
Jamaica's government effectiveness went from 0.38 in 2021 to 0.60 in 2022, a 60.3% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Jamaica matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2022. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 5.4%. View full analysis →
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