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India - Government Effectiveness (percentile rank) 62.6

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 214 economies tracked

Latest value

62.6 (2025)

Global rank

##70 of 214 economies

vs global median

1.1×

Growth since 1996

1.35×

Ranking Race — Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#17#33#49#65#81#97199620062011201620212025#89#702022 overtook Bahrain2023 overtook Fiji
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. India climbed from #89 to #70 (overtook Bahrain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2015
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

2022
Overtook Bahrain in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Fiji in global rank auto

Government Effectiveness (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202540.948.556.163.7

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