CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low) in Least developed countries
Least developed countries: CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average (1=low) was 2.67 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average in Least developed countries, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Least developed countries is 2.67 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Least developed countries peaked at 2.92 1=low to 6=high in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.67 1=low to 6=high, in 2025.
Least developed countries ranks 36th of 42 groups on this measure, 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 (1=low) in Least developed countries, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.92 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 2.89 1=low to 6=high | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.89 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.91 1=low to 6=high | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.92 1=low to 6=high | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.87 1=low to 6=high | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.86 1=low to 6=high | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 2.89 1=low to 6=high | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.87 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.87 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.82 1=low to 6=high | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.84 1=low to 6=high | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.79 1=low to 6=high | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.78 1=low to 6=high | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.76 1=low to 6=high | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.71 1=low to 6=high | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 2.68 1=low to 6=high | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9 1=low to 6=high | 2.89 1=low to 6=high | 2.92 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.86 1=low to 6=high | 2.79 1=low to 6=high | 2.92 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 1=low to 6=high | 2.67 1=low to 6=high | 2.78 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries
- 36 Azerbaijan 3.1 1=low to 6=high compare
- 36 Bolivia 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 Least developed countries
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population 444.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Population, total 1.21 billion (2025)
- Population growth 2.3% (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3664 units per person (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per square kilometre 20.33 units per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Least developed countries?
- Cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average in Least developed countries was 2.67 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 Least developed countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 1=low to 6=high in 2011.
- What is the lowest cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average recorded in Least developed countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 1=low to 6=high in 2025.
- How does Least developed countries rank for cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average?
- Least developed countries ranks 36th out of 42 groups with data for 2025.
- Is cpia public sector management and institutions cluster average rising or falling in Least developed countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Least developed countries 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.
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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.