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Guatemala - Government Effectiveness (percentile rank) 36.5

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

Latest value

36.5 (2025)

Global rank

##171 of 214 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 1996

1.11×

Ranking Race — Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#29#57#85#113#141#169199620062011201620212025#131#1712021 overtook Lesotho2024 overtook Eswatini
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Guatemala climbed from #131 to #171 (overtook Lesotho). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Guatemala ↓

Key Events — Guatemala

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1998
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2004
Fell 27 places in global rank auto
2008
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Lesotho in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Eswatini in global rank auto

Government Effectiveness (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202529.63540.445.8

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