Government effectiveness during each prime minister's tenure

Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how the government effectiveness changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.

#	Prime minister	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Sheikh Hasina	6 Jan 2009 – 8 Aug 2024	+2.7 points 2008 → 2024	+0.2 points/yr
2	Khaleda Zia	10 Oct 2001 – 29 Oct 2006 from 2002	−1.4 points 2002 → 2006	−0.4 points/yr

Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in points; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. points, 0 to 100, higher is better · World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_GE.SC): perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service and of policy-making, a score from 0 to 100 with its 90 % interval · Bangladesh data · as of Sep 2026.