The Deputy Minister of Justice evaluates the results of the 2021 Global Governance Efficiency Index, according to which Georgia is in the list of the top twenty of European and World Bank member states, ranking 21st in the world. Compared to last year, Georgia has improved its rating position by 8 places and took 62% with a 100% rating scale, which is the best result historically.
"This success is the result of the effective work of the Georgian government ... We are talking about two indicators in particular - the provision of public services and anti-corruption reforms," said Tornike Cheishvili.
According to the Deputy Minister, "Improving services and increasing their availability is a daily process, and in terms of anti-corruption reforms, increasing accountability and transparency, and improving the criminal legislation."
"We, of course, will be committed to this course and will continue to work to achieve even greater success," said the Deputy Minister of Justice.
According to the Global Governance Performance Index, Georgia is a leader in the Black Sea and the Caucasus, and worldwide, is ahead of the United Kingdom, France, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Portugal, Norway, Sweden, Israel, Singapore, South Korea, etc.
The 2021 Global Governance Efficiency Index was published by the transnational research center SolAbility. The study evaluates the governments of 180 countries around the world according to 26 indicators, which are finally grouped into 15 criteria of 5 clusters. The determinants of the rating are: government cohesion (criteria: public services, education budget, military spending), infrastructure (criteria: investments, roads and rail, transmission), business environment (criteria: ease of doing business, business registration, sector developments) (Corruption (criteria: Corruption Index, Bribery prevalence, Red tape), Financial Stability (Criteria: Austerity, Exposure to Financial Shocks, Financial Regulation).
The Government Performance Index is based on surveys by the World Bank, UN profile institutions, and the world’s leading research centers.