Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) in Sierra Leone: 0.201 (2022)

Sierra Leone's latest reported Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) is 0.201 in 2022, below long-run averages. Coverage spans 1996–2022 (24 data points) sourced from the World Bank Development Data Group. Latest value (2022) 0.201 Year-over-year change 1.61% Historical peak…

Last updated: April 14, 2026

Sierra Leone’s latest reported Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) is 0.201
in 2022, below long-run averages.
Coverage spans 1996–2022 (24 data points)
sourced from the World Bank Development Data Group.

Latest value (2022)
0.201
Year-over-year change
1.61%
Historical peak
0.282
Historical low
0.165

Current Value & Context

The most recent observation for Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) in Sierra Leone is
0.201
for 2022. Against a historical range of
0.165 to 0.282,
this reading is below long-run averages.

Summary statistics

Statistic Value
Latest (2022) 0.201
All-time peak 0.282
All-time low 0.165
Long-run median 0.197
Observations 24

Historical Trajectory

Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) for Sierra Leone has been tracked across 24 annual observations between 1996 and 2022.
The long-run trajectory below visualises the full time series.

0.282 0.253 0.223 0.194 0.165

1996
2011
2022

Inflection points

  • 2000 — local peak at 0.282.
  • 2004 — local trough at 0.205.
  • 2007 — local peak at 0.232.
  • 2020 — local peak at 0.206.

Decade Breakdown

Average values by decade, highlighting periods of growth, decline, or stagnation:

Decade Mean Low High Obs.
1990s 0.221 0.182 0.260 2
2000s 0.227 0.189 0.282 9
2010s 0.179 0.165 0.195 10
2020s 0.202 0.198 0.206 3

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sierra Leone's Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) in 2022?

Sierra Leone's Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) for 2022 is 0.201, based on the World Bank WDI release.

What was the historical peak of Government Effectiveness (Std. Error) in Sierra Leone?

The recorded peak is 0.282 across 24 annual observations from the World Bank series.

How reliable is this Sierra Leone data?

Values are the World Bank's consolidated release of country-reported statistics. Missing years reflect gaps in the original source and are omitted rather than interpolated.

Where is this indicator originally sourced?

Directly from the World Bank Development Data Group, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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