Government effectiveness during each president's tenure

Every president 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.

#	President	In office	Total	Per year	Chart
1	Felipe Calderón	1 Dec 2006 – 1 Dec 2012	+8.2 points 2006 → 2012	+1.4 points/yr
2	Vicente Fox	1 Dec 2000 – 1 Dec 2006	−2.6 points 2000 → 2006	−0.4 points/yr
3	Andrés Manuel López Obrador	1 Dec 2018 – 1 Oct 2024	−4.6 points 2018 → 2024	−0.8 points/yr
4	Enrique Peña Nieto	1 Dec 2012 – 1 Dec 2018	−5.4 points 2012 → 2018	−0.9 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 · Mexico data · as of Sep 2026.