In 2022, the government effectiveness index in South Africa was recorded at minus 0.13 points. In the period under review, the index reached a peak in 2019 at 0.13 points and steadily declined thereafter. The country has experienced a service delivery crisis as a result of poor civil service.
Government effectiveness index in South Africa from 2015 to 2022
The source states that the government effectiveness index captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the quality of the civil service and the level of its independence from political pressures, the quality of policy formulation and application, and the credibility of the government's commitment to such policies. The estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong).
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