Worldwide Governance Indicators
Governance consists of the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised. This includes the process by which governments are selected, monitored and replaced; the capacity of the government to effectively formulate and implement sound policies; and the respect of citizens and the state for the institutions that govern economic and social interactions among them.
The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) are a research dataset initiated by Daniel Kaufmann (Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and Brookings) and Aart Kraay (World Bank, Development Economics) in 1999. It summarizes the views on the quality of governance provided by a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and developing countries. These data are gathered from a number of survey institutes, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and private sector firms. The WGI do not reflect the official views of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, the Brookings Institutions, the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent. The WGI are not used by the World Bank Group to allocate resources.
The Worldwide Governance Indicators report on six broad dimensions of governance for over 200 countries and territories.
Governance consists of the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised. This includes the process by which governments are selected, monitored and replaced; the capacity of the government to effectively formulate and implement sound policies; and the respect of citizens and the state for the institutions that govern economic and social interactions among them.
The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) are a research dataset initiated by Daniel Kaufmann (Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) and Brookings) and Aart Kraay (World Bank, Development Economics) in 1999. It summarizes the views on the quality of governance provided by a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and developing countries. These data are gathered from a number of survey institutes, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and private sector firms. The WGI do not reflect the official views of the Natural Resource Governance Institute, the Brookings Institutions, the World Bank, its Executive Directors, or the countries they represent. The WGI are not used by the World Bank Group to allocate resources.
The Worldwide Governance Indicators report on six broad dimensions of governance for over 200 countries and territories.
SUBJECT Variables
VOICE & ACCOUNTABILITY
- India's score on voice and accountability has dropped from 0.4 in 2010 to 0.1 in 2022.
- In comparison to the 200 countries assessed in the WGI, India's rank in 2021 is in the 49.3 percentile range.
- In comparison to its benchmarked G20 peers, India's score of 0.1 on voice and accountability in 2022 was amongst the lowest. Turkey, Russia, and China's scores were much lower than that of India in 2022.
POLITICAL STABILITY
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