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Saudi Arabia - Government Effectiveness 2012

Government Effectiveness · World Bank WGI
0.02 +0.34 from 2011 Global rank: 84th

Saudi Arabia's government effectiveness was 0.02 in 2012, increased +0.34 from -0.32 in 2011. This was the 84th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2012▾
Government Effectiveness by Country - 2012
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Finland 2.21 -1.1%
2nd Singapore 2.20 0.4%
3rd Denmark 1.99 -5.4%
4th Sweden 1.91 -0.7%
5th Norway 1.90 3.7%
6th Switzerland 1.88 1.1%
7th Netherlands 1.84 1.0%
8th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.83 11.0%
9th New Zealand 1.79 -4.3%
10th Liechtenstein 1.78 0.9%
11th Canada 1.76 -0.9%
12th Belgium 1.67 -3.0%
13th Luxembourg 1.66 -4.5%
14th Australia 1.61 -4.6%
15th United Kingdom 1.59 -0.8%
16th Austria 1.56 -2.7%
17th Ireland 1.54 6.1%
18th Germany 1.53 2.1%
19th Andorra 1.52 1.6%
20th United States 1.52 0.5%
21st Iceland 1.48 -6.0%
22nd Barbados 1.45 -0.7%
23rd Japan 1.41 -4.0%
24th Cyprus 1.38 -11.2%
25th France 1.37 -1.4%
26th Israel 1.27 -5.0%
27th St. Kitts and Nevis 1.26 1.5%
28th Virgin Islands (US) 1.26 1.5%
29th Aruba 1.25 0.9%
30th Cayman Islands 1.25 0.9%
31st Malta 1.24 4.3%
32nd Chile 1.18 2.3%
33rd United Arab Emirates 1.16 8.6%
34th Macao SAR, China 1.09 -18.0%
35th Korea 1.07 -7.2%
36th Spain 1.06 8.7%
37th Mauritius 1.04 17.8%
38th Slovenia 1.02 4.2%
39th Bermuda 1.00 1.2%
40th Portugal 1.00 8.8%
41st Greenland 1.00 -0.5%
42nd Bahamas, The 0.98 0.9%
43rd Qatar 0.95 24.4%
44th Estonia 0.95 -11.4%
45th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.94 11.9%
46th Czechia 0.92 -0.1%
47th Malaysia 0.91 -8.1%
48th Brunei Darussalam 0.84 -6.0%
49th Latvia 0.83 20.2%
50th Lithuania 0.83 18.3%
51st Slovak Republic 0.78 0.6%
52nd Dominica 0.75 11.4%
53rd St. Lucia 0.74 -21.5%
54th Croatia 0.68 34.4%
55th Seychelles 0.67 2.6%
56th Poland 0.66 10.3%
57th Georgia 0.63 8.9%
58th Hungary 0.61 -6.4%
59th Bhutan 0.54 -21.5%
60th Bahrain 0.52 5.8%
61st Trinidad and Tobago 0.48 23.2%
62nd American Samoa 0.48 0.0%
63rd Antigua and Barbuda 0.48 0.0%
64th Costa Rica 0.47 67.4%
65th Italy 0.45 10.9%
66th Türkiye 0.43 18.4%
67th Botswana 0.42 2.6%
68th Uruguay 0.42 -22.9%
69th Puerto Rico (US) 0.40 18.9%
70th Grenada 0.32 15.7%
71st Panama 0.32 144.8%
72nd Mexico 0.30 17.4%
73rd Greece 0.28 -38.8%
74th Oman 0.24 3.9%
75th Namibia 0.24 78.1%
76th Philippines 0.21 8.5%
77th South Africa 0.17 -21.8%
78th Thailand 0.13 31.1%
79th Montenegro 0.12 57.2%
80th Cabo Verde 0.05 -32.6%
81st Jamaica 0.05 -84.2%
82nd Jordan 0.04 -56.5%
83rd Samoa 0.02 -56.6%
84th Saudi Arabia 0.02 106.0%
85th China 0.02 -81.6%
86th Colombia 0.00 97.7%
87th Suriname -0.01 89.6%
88th Bulgaria -0.03 60.1%
89th Armenia -0.03 71.8%
90th Guam -0.04 -45.3%
91st Tunisia -0.05 -3,390.1%
92nd Kuwait -0.09 -3,029.6%
93rd Ghana -0.09 0.2%
94th Guyana -0.10 -22.6%
95th Rwanda -0.10 -383.0%
96th El Salvador -0.13 -22.6%
97th Morocco -0.14 47.0%
98th India -0.16 -792.1%
99th Brazil -0.16 -5.3%
100th Belize -0.17 33.6%
101st Romania -0.17 12.8%
102nd Serbia -0.17 -30.8%
103rd Maldives -0.19 36.4%
104th Peru -0.19 9.3%
105th Vanuatu -0.19 11.1%
106th Sri Lanka -0.20 -86.6%
107th Argentina -0.21 -186.0%
108th North Macedonia -0.21 5.0%
109th Lebanon -0.24 -68.4%
110th Viet Nam -0.25 -18.6%
111th Albania -0.27 -33.0%
112th Kosovo -0.32 25.4%
113th Indonesia -0.33 -2.8%
114th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.36 23.3%
115th Cuba -0.38 -7.9%
116th Eswatini -0.39 25.9%
117th Tonga -0.39 -17.6%
118th Lesotho -0.43 -13.2%
119th Algeria -0.45 14.1%
120th Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.45 38.3%
121st Senegal -0.47 4.6%
122nd Ecuador -0.47 10.1%
123rd Zambia -0.51 25.4%
124th Malawi -0.51 -7.6%
125th Kazakhstan -0.53 -2.8%
126th Benin -0.53 3.7%
127th Russian Federation -0.53 11.1%
128th Dominican Republic -0.54 14.7%
129th Kenya -0.54 6.6%
130th Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.54 -19.7%
131st Nauru -0.56 4.3%
132nd Palau -0.56 4.3%
133rd Moldova -0.56 8.2%
134th Gambia, The -0.58 14.6%
135th Ukraine -0.59 31.4%
136th Uganda -0.60 -6.6%
137th Mongolia -0.63 -8.8%
138th Burkina Faso -0.63 -11.3%
139th Micronesia, Federated States of -0.64 19.9%
140th Kyrgyz Republic -0.65 -1.6%
141st Mozambique -0.65 -0.5%
142nd Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.68 -54.7%
143rd Honduras -0.69 -32.8%
144th Tuvalu -0.69 -45.2%
145th Niger -0.70 -6.5%
146th Tanzania -0.70 -6.2%
147th West Bank and Gaza -0.71 -19.1%
148th São Tomé and Principe -0.74 2.2%
149th Papua New Guinea -0.74 -3.1%
150th Pakistan -0.78 6.0%
151st Guatemala -0.79 -8.7%
152nd Azerbaijan -0.79 -2.4%
153rd Kiribati -0.80 -2.0%
154th Bangladesh -0.81 -4.6%
155th Solomon Islands -0.81 10.5%
156th Cambodia -0.82 5.8%
157th Lao PDR -0.84 -0.5%
158th Nicaragua -0.89 0.3%
159th Paraguay -0.90 -5.9%
160th Cameroon -0.91 -1.2%
161st Mauritania -0.91 4.9%
162nd Uzbekistan -0.93 -32.6%
163rd Tajikistan -0.94 2.2%
164th Gabon -0.96 -13.4%
165th Belarus -0.97 18.5%
166th Mali -0.98 -23.4%
167th Angola -0.99 17.1%
168th Nepal -0.99 -7.5%
169th Nigeria -1.00 9.2%
170th Fiji -1.05 -16.7%
171st Iraq -1.06 1.7%
172nd Djibouti -1.08 -10.3%
173rd Côte d'Ivoire -1.11 6.1%
174th Madagascar -1.12 -4.5%
175th Turkmenistan -1.13 25.5%
176th Liberia -1.16 5.1%
177th Syrian Arab Republic -1.16 -123.4%
178th Congo, Republic of -1.17 2.6%
179th Timor-Leste -1.20 -0.8%
180th Sierra Leone -1.22 -2.6%
181st Equatorial Guinea -1.25 0.3%
182nd Guinea -1.26 -10.1%
183rd Libya -1.27 -20.4%
184th Yemen, Republic of -1.28 -10.8%
185th Guinea-Bissau -1.29 -20.1%
186th Togo -1.30 5.5%
187th Burundi -1.31 -20.7%
188th Zimbabwe -1.37 3.3%
189th Afghanistan -1.38 6.7%
190th Sudan -1.43 -1.2%
191st Central African Republic -1.45 -10.7%
192nd Myanmar -1.48 8.1%
193rd Chad -1.49 -8.2%
194th Eritrea -1.51 -1.4%
195th Marshall Islands -1.52 4.3%
196th Comoros -1.60 11.5%
197th South Sudan -1.61 -1.8%
198th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.64 2.2%
199th Haiti -1.66 1.9%
200th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.91 -1.7%
201st Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.19 -1.9%
Source: World Bank WGI (GE.EST)

FAQ

What was Saudi Arabia's government effectiveness in 2012?▾

Saudi Arabia's government effectiveness in 2012 was 0.02. This ranked 84th globally.

How did Saudi Arabia's government effectiveness change in 2012?▾

Saudi Arabia's government effectiveness increased by 106.0% in 2012 compared to 2011.

Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2012?▾

Finland had the highest government effectiveness in 2012 at 2.21.

What is the government effectiveness of Saudi Arabia in 2012?▾

The government effectiveness of Saudi Arabia in 2012 was 0.02. This ranked 84th globally.

How does 2012 compare to 2011 for Saudi Arabia's government effectiveness?▾

Saudi Arabia's government effectiveness went from -0.32 in 2011 to 0.02 in 2012, a 106.0% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Saudi Arabia matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2012. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: 4.0%. View full analysis →

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