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.

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#	Prime minister	In office	Total	Per year
1	Nawaz Sharif	5 Jun 2013 – 1 Aug 2017	+4.3 points 2012 → 2017	+0.9 points/yr
2	Shaukat Aziz	28 Aug 2004 – 16 Nov 2007	+2.5 points 2004 → 2007	+0.8 points/yr
3	Imran Khan	18 Aug 2018 – 11 Apr 2022	−0.1 points 2018 → 2021	0.0 points/yr
4	Yusuf Raza Gilani	25 Mar 2008 – 22 Jun 2012	−3.0 points 2007 → 2011	−0.8 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 · Pakistan data · as of Oct 2026.