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Malawi

Government Effectiveness Index

-0.79
(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)
Source: IMF
147
Laos-0.77
147
Mauritania-0.77
147
Zambia-0.77
147
Swaziland-0.77
147
Tanzania-0.77
152
Bangladesh-0.79
152
Malawi-0.79
155
Cameroon-0.88
156
Guinea-0.89
157
Lesotho-0.91
157
Gabon-0.91
25
Mozambique-0.72
26
Mauritania-0.77
26
Swaziland-0.77
26
Tanzania-0.77
26
Zambia-0.77
30
Malawi-0.79
31
Cameroon-0.88
32
Guinea-0.89
33
Gabon-0.91
33
Lesotho-0.91

Definition of Government Effectiveness Index

The index of Government Effectiveness captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the quality of the civil service and the degree of its independence from political pressures, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government's commitment to such policies.

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