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Liberia - Government Effectiveness 1998

Name: Liberia Government Effectiveness 1998
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Government Effectiveness · World Bank WGI

-1.73 −0.01 from 1997 Global rank: 175th

Liberia's government effectiveness was -1.73 in 1998. This was the 175th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1998▾

Government Effectiveness by Country - 1998
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	2.07	4.0%
2nd	Netherlands	2.00	3.2%
3rd	Luxembourg	1.96	0.2%
4th	Finland	1.95	13.0%
5th	Norway	1.91	-2.0%
6th	Denmark	1.91	8.6%
7th	Switzerland	1.91	8.5%
8th	Cayman Islands	1.90	-1.2%
9th	Sweden	1.88	-1.9%
10th	Canada	1.88	7.7%
11th	United Kingdom	1.86	-1.1%
12th	Iceland	1.84	-0.9%
13th	Germany	1.81	5.1%
14th	Austria	1.80	4.1%
15th	Belgium	1.77	3.4%
16th	Ireland	1.74	4.0%
17th	United States	1.70	11.4%
18th	Liechtenstein	1.65	-1.0%
19th	New Zealand	1.63	-8.1%
20th	Australia	1.62	-10.1%
21st	Spain	1.60	-1.4%
22nd	France	1.45	16.1%
23rd	Andorra	1.40	-0.8%
24th	Barbados	1.40	-0.8%
25th	Bahamas, The	1.26	-7.9%
26th	Cyprus	1.20	2.1%
27th	Bermuda	1.15	-0.4%
28th	Puerto Rico (US)	1.15	-0.4%
29th	Portugal	1.11	-12.8%
30th	Chile	1.10	-18.0%
31st	Hong Kong SAR, China	1.10	5.9%
32nd	Israel	1.04	34.4%
33rd	Japan	1.02	11.7%
34th	Hungary	0.94	8.4%
35th	Maldives	0.90	0.1%
36th	Brunei Darussalam	0.89	-3.7%
37th	Malta	0.89	-3.7%
38th	Italy	0.83	-1.3%
39th	Malaysia	0.75	40.7%
40th	United Arab Emirates	0.75	-3.1%
41st	Slovenia	0.75	-15.2%
42nd	Greece	0.74	-12.0%
43rd	Antigua and Barbuda	0.65	1.1%
44th	Bhutan	0.65	1.1%
45th	Dominica	0.65	1.1%
46th	Grenada	0.65	1.1%
47th	Seychelles	0.65	1.1%
48th	South Africa	0.62	-38.8%
49th	Poland	0.62	-8.3%
50th	Czechia	0.59	-5.6%
51st	Bahrain	0.57	-27.1%
52nd	Slovak Republic	0.54	16.5%
53rd	Estonia	0.50	-19.0%
54th	Botswana	0.43	-22.6%
55th	Qatar	0.43	-22.6%
56th	Uruguay	0.43	-26.3%
57th	Oman	0.42	-5.2%
58th	Tunisia	0.42	10.9%
59th	Belize	0.40	3.4%
60th	Macao SAR, China	0.40	3.4%
61st	Samoa	0.40	3.4%
62nd	Mexico	0.38	70.6%
63rd	Panama	0.36	60.9%
64th	Argentina	0.33	98.4%
65th	Mauritius	0.32	60.1%
66th	Costa Rica	0.31	-34.0%
67th	Lithuania	0.31	-41.4%
68th	Namibia	0.30	-31.6%
69th	Korea	0.29	-38.7%
70th	Jamaica	0.22	60.2%
71st	Trinidad and Tobago	0.21	301.2%
72nd	Latvia	0.19	-61.3%
73rd	Jordan	0.08	358.0%
74th	Peru	0.07	111.4%
75th	Croatia	0.04	-62.8%
76th	Thailand	0.04	-80.1%
77th	Lebanon	0.02	118.6%
78th	Morocco	0.02	122.9%
79th	Guyana	-0.04	90.3%
80th	Philippines	-0.04	88.2%
81st	Bulgaria	-0.08	-96.0%
82nd	Kuwait	-0.08	-172.0%
83rd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	-0.10	44.2%
84th	Fiji	-0.10	20.2%
85th	Lesotho	-0.10	20.2%
86th	Mauritania	-0.10	20.2%
87th	India	-0.11	-2.6%
88th	Senegal	-0.15	-294.3%
89th	China	-0.20	43.0%
90th	Brazil	-0.20	-40.8%
91st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	-0.20	56.8%
92nd	Ghana	-0.22	-82.7%
93rd	Saudi Arabia	-0.22	-19.3%
94th	Côte d'Ivoire	-0.23	10.6%
95th	Mongolia	-0.29	23.0%
96th	Türkiye	-0.31	-311.0%
97th	Colombia	-0.33	29.0%
98th	Moldova	-0.34	-58.1%
99th	Malawi	-0.34	-18.7%
100th	Benin	-0.35	8.2%
101st	Kyrgyz Republic	-0.35	8.2%
102nd	Nepal	-0.35	8.2%
103rd	São Tomé and Principe	-0.35	8.2%
104th	Ecuador	-0.35	25.4%
105th	Guatemala	-0.35	22.0%
106th	Viet Nam	-0.42	27.3%
107th	Zimbabwe	-0.42	-33.3%
108th	Gabon	-0.46	-132.0%
109th	Sri Lanka	-0.46	-151.6%
110th	Mozambique	-0.47	-226.3%
111th	Papua New Guinea	-0.48	-40.0%
112th	Gambia, The	-0.48	22.9%
113th	Suriname	-0.48	30.7%
114th	Bangladesh	-0.49	28.7%
115th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	-0.49	18.3%
116th	Kenya	-0.49	5.9%
117th	Pakistan	-0.49	21.4%
118th	Uganda	-0.49	28.7%
119th	Cuba	-0.50	44.5%
120th	Dominican Republic	-0.53	-136.0%
121st	Romania	-0.53	-83.6%
122nd	Armenia	-0.55	-43.7%
123rd	Belarus	-0.55	-43.7%
124th	Madagascar	-0.55	-22.0%
125th	Tanzania	-0.55	19.3%
126th	Georgia	-0.60	5.8%
127th	Lao PDR	-0.60	5.8%
128th	Eswatini	-0.60	5.8%
129th	Chad	-0.60	5.8%
130th	Honduras	-0.61	17.8%
131st	El Salvador	-0.61	11.5%
132nd	Nicaragua	-0.66	-16.2%
133rd	Russian Federation	-0.66	-46.5%
134th	Indonesia	-0.69	1.5%
135th	North Macedonia	-0.72	-13.1%
136th	Albania	-0.73	-6.4%
137th	Yemen, Republic of	-0.80	-27.9%
138th	Cameroon	-0.83	23.5%
139th	Ukraine	-0.85	-26.6%
140th	Guinea	-0.85	27.4%
141st	Djibouti	-0.85	4.8%
142nd	Kazakhstan	-0.87	9.3%
143rd	Cambodia	-0.87	-20.6%
144th	Algeria	-0.88	18.9%
145th	Serbia	-0.88	17.1%
146th	Burkina Faso	-0.92	1.1%
147th	Azerbaijan	-0.93	-1.9%
148th	Libya	-0.93	-5.6%
149th	Togo	-0.99	-43.4%
150th	Equatorial Guinea	-1.04	-8.7%
151st	Angola	-1.06	-22.7%
152nd	Paraguay	-1.06	-16.0%
153rd	Sudan	-1.06	-6.9%
154th	Syrian Arab Republic	-1.06	-31.1%
155th	Zambia	-1.07	5.2%
156th	Eritrea	-1.10	4.3%
157th	West Bank and Gaza	-1.10	4.3%
158th	Rwanda	-1.10	4.3%
159th	Turkmenistan	-1.10	4.3%
160th	Congo, Republic of	-1.10	5.6%
161st	Niger	-1.10	5.6%
162nd	Nigeria	-1.12	-21.2%
163rd	Haiti	-1.17	-17.5%
164th	Mali	-1.17	-17.5%
165th	Myanmar	-1.19	1.4%
166th	Uzbekistan	-1.21	-0.4%
167th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-1.21	-1.4%
168th	Guinea-Bissau	-1.29	8.5%
169th	Central African Republic	-1.35	3.9%
170th	Tajikistan	-1.35	3.9%
171st	Sierra Leone	-1.55	-9.6%
172nd	Burundi	-1.60	3.7%
173rd	Comoros	-1.60	3.7%
174th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	-1.73	-4.9%
175th	Liberia	-1.73	-0.7%
176th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	-1.92	-1.4%
177th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	-1.92	2.2%
178th	Iraq	-1.92	8.1%
179th	Afghanistan	-2.10	3.4%

FAQ

What was Liberia's government effectiveness in 1998?▾

Liberia's government effectiveness in 1998 was -1.73. This ranked 175th globally.

How did Liberia's government effectiveness change in 1998?▾

Liberia's government effectiveness decreased by 0.7% in 1998 compared to 1997.

Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 1998?▾

Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 1998 at 2.07.

What is the government effectiveness of Liberia in 1998?▾

The government effectiveness of Liberia in 1998 was -1.73. This ranked 175th globally.

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