CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average was 2.63 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 2.63 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 2.97 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.63 1=low to 6=high, in 2025.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.97 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 2.96 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 2.96 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.94 1=low to 6=high | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.95 1=low to 6=high | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.93 1=low to 6=high | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.92 1=low to 6=high | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.87 1=low to 6=high | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.93 1=low to 6=high | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.91 1=low to 6=high | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.92 1=low to 6=high | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.84 1=low to 6=high | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 2.88 1=low to 6=high | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.79 1=low to 6=high | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.77 1=low to 6=high | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.74 1=low to 6=high | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.72 1=low to 6=high | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.68 1=low to 6=high | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.66 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.63 1=low to 6=high | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.96 1=low to 6=high | 2.94 1=low to 6=high | 2.97 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.88 1=low to 6=high | 2.79 1=low to 6=high | 2.93 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7 1=low to 6=high | 2.63 1=low to 6=high | 2.77 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Africa Eastern and Southern
- 36 Azerbaijan 3.1 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.1 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Ethiopia 3.1 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Kiribati 3.1 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Kyrgyzstan 3.1 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Maldives 3.1 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Tajikistan 3.1 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Vanuatu 3.1 1=low to 6=high compare
More climate change data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Population growth 2.5% (2025)
- Population, total 788.84 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Urban population 305.30 million (2025)
- Urban population 38.7% (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 15.2% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 100.16 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 5.0% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 17.9% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 14.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Africa Eastern and Southern was 2.63 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 1=low to 6=high in 2025.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 37th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The Public Sector Management and Institutions cluster includes property rights and rule-based governance, quality of budgetary and financial management, efficiency of revenue mobilization, quality of public administration, and transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector.