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	Ariel Sharon	7 Mar 2001 – 4 Jan 2006	−0.5 points 2000 → 2005	−0.1 points/yr
2	Benjamin Netanyahu	31 Mar 2009 – 13 Jun 2021	−2.8 points 2008 → 2020	−0.2 points/yr
3	Ehud Olmert	4 Jan 2006 – 31 Mar 2009	−4.2 points 2005 → 2008	−1.4 points/yr
4	Benjamin Netanyahu	29 Dec 2022 – now	−4.9 points 2022 → 2025	−1.6 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 · Israel data · as of Sep 2026.