Government Effectiveness Index

Europe Ranking

(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Switzerland	2.02	2020	2	1.95
2 ↓	Finland	1.95	2020	1	2.01
3 ↑	Norway	1.94	2020	5	1.86
4 ↓	Denmark	1.89	2020	3	1.91
5 ↑	Netherlands	1.85	2020	6	1.8
6 ↑	Luxembourg	1.84	2020	7	1.73
7 ↓	Andorra	1.83	2020	3	1.91
8 ↑	Liechtenstein	1.82	2020	9	1.7
9 ↓	Sweden	1.72	2020	8	1.71
10	Austria	1.66	2020	10	1.53
11 ↑	Iceland	1.52	2020	12	1.52
12 ↑	Ireland	1.48	2020	15	1.29
13	United Kingdom	1.38	2020	13	1.48
14 ↓	Germany	1.36	2020	10	1.53
15 ↑	Estonia	1.34	2020	16	1.17
16 ↓	France	1.25	2020	14	1.37
17 ↑	Slovenia	1.17	2020	20	1.08
18	Belgium	1.12	2020	18	1.15
19 ↑	Lithuania	1.06	2020	21	1.04
20 ↑	Malta	1.04	2020	25	0.86
21 ↓	Portugal	1.02	2020	16	1.17
22 ↑	Czech Republic	0.96	2020	24	0.96
23 ↓	Spain	0.89	2020	22	1
24 ↓	Cyprus	0.88	2020	23	0.99
24 ↓	Latvia	0.88	2020	19	1.1
26	Georgia	0.79	2020	26	0.83
27 ↑	Hungary	0.58	2020	29	0.5
28 ↓	Slovakia	0.54	2020	27	0.59
29 ↑	Croatia	0.44	2020	31	0.46
29 ↑	Greece	0.44	2020	32	0.35
31 ↓	Italy	0.4	2020	30	0.48
32 ↓	Poland	0.38	2020	28	0.53
33 ↑	Macedonia	0.14	2020	36	0
34 ↑	Serbia	0.03	2020	35	0.05
35 ↓	Montenegro	-0.02	2020	34	0.16
36 ↓	Bulgaria	-0.07	2020	33	0.26
37 ↑	Armenia	-0.12	2020	38	-0.07
38 ↓	Albania	-0.14	2020	37	-0.06
39	Romania	-0.22	2020	39	-0.16
40 ↑	Ukraine	-0.36	2020	41	-0.3
41 ↑	Moldova	-0.46	2020	42	-0.38
42 ↓	Belarus	-0.73	2020	40	-0.18
43	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.98	2020	43	-0.63
44	Angola	-1.18	2020	44	-1.12

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.