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Reproducibility Package For 2025 Update Of Worldwide Governance Indicators

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FR_WLD_2025_471
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Thomas Philip Romano, Charlotte Nan Jiang, Arvind Jain, Debasmita Padhi, Taylor Colin Boyce, Jacquelyn Nicole Pavilon
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Dec 01, 2025
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Dec 12, 2025
  • Overview
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    • Overview

    Abstract

    Since 1996, the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) have provided a leading global measure of governance perceptions, publishing annual composite indicators for over 200 economies across six dimensions: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption. The indicators draw on 35 cross-country data sources, including firm and household surveys as well as expert assessments.

    In 2025, the project underwent a comprehensive methodological review — known as WGI 2.0 — to strengthen each building block of the framework: source screening, indicator selection, and aggregation. The updated approach refined and refocused the pool of data sources, aligned indicators more closely with the institutional functions underlying each governance dimension, and revised the aggregation model to allow global governance trends to vary over time. The changes were applied retroactively, ensuring that WGI 2.0 scores are recalculated consistently back to 1996.

    Reproducibility Package

    Scripts
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    File name
    FR3_WLD_2025_471
    Zip package
    FR3_WLD_2025_471.zip
    Title
    Reproducibility package for Reproducibility Package For 2025 Update Of Worldwide Governance Indicators
    Date
    2025-12
    Dependencies
    Stata dependencies are listed in the ado folder.
    Instructions
    See README in reproducibility package.
    Notes
    Computational reproducibility verified by Development Impact (DECDI) Analytics team, World Bank.
    Source code repository
    Repository name URI
    Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) https://reproducibility.worldbank.org
    Software
    Name
    Stata
    Version
    18.5 MP

    Reproducibility

    Technology environment

    Paper exhibits were reproduced on a computer with the following specifications:
    • OS: Windows 11 Enterprise
    • Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1145G7 CPU @ 2.60GHz
    • Memory available: 15.7 GB
    • Software version: Stata 18.5 MP
    Technology requirements

    Run time: 10 minutes
    Reproduction instructions

    To reproduce the indicators, a new user should:

    1. Open the 0. WGI master do-file.
    2. Update the file path in the do-file (line 40).
    3. Run the code.

    Data

    Datasets
    Name
    Worldwide Governance Indicators Source Data
    Note
    Located at: "1.input" folder– this folder contains 30 Excel files XXX.xlsx, where XXX is a three-letter code corresponding to each of the 35 WGI data sources. The Excel files contain the data from each source and are posted separately on the WGI website as well. The full list of the WGI data sources is available at the following link.
    Access policy
    Data is publicly available and included in the reproducibility package
    Data URL
    https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators/documentation#2
    Citation
    World Bank. (2025). Worldwide Governance Indicators Source Data [dataset]. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators/documentation#2
    Name
    Worldwide Governance Indicators Source Data - Commercial Sources
    Note
    Located in the “1.input/Commercial Sources” folder, this section contains 5 Excel files named XXX.xlsx, where XXX is the three-letter code corresponding to each of the 35 WGI data sources. These Excel files include the data from each respective source and are also posted individually on the WGI website. A full list of WGI data sources is available at the following link. These 5 sources are accessible but require purchase. The package, therefore, includes the necessary intermediate data, allowing users to run the full package without needing to buy the original sources. In addition, each data source Excel file contains all the necessary details to obtain the full dataset.
    Access policy
    Data is limited-access, but intermediate data is included in the reproducibility package.
    Data URL
    https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators/documentation#2
    Citation
    World Bank. (2025). Worldwide Governance Indicators Source Data - Commercial Sources [dataset]. https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators/documentation#2
    Data statement

    Most data sources are publicly available and included in the reproducibility package. A small subset of sources requires purchase; however, the reproducibility package provides the necessary intermediate data so users can run the code and reproduce all results without needing access to the proprietary files. Additional documentation is provided for users who wish to obtain the original datasets. Please see the README file for more information.

    Description

    Output
    Type
    Dataset
    Title
    WGI 2025 dataset
    URL
    https://www.govindicators.org/
    Authors
    Author Affiliation Email
    Thomas Philip Romano World Bank tromano@worldbank.org
    Charlotte Nan Jiang World Bank njiang1@worldbank.org
    Arvind Jain World Bank ajain7@worldbank.org
    Debasmita Padhi World Bank dpadhi@worldbank.org
    Taylor Colin Boyce World Bank tboyce@worldbank.org
    Jacquelyn Nicole Pavilon World Bank jpavilon@worldbank.org
    Date of production

    2025-12-01

    Scope and coverage

    Geographic locations
    Location Code
    World WLD
    Keywords
    Governance Policy Indicators Voice And Accountability Political Stability Regulatory Quality Government Effectiveness Rule Of Law Control Of Corruption

    Disclaimer

    Disclaimer

    The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.

    Access and rights

    License
    Name URI
    Modified BSD3 https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Thomas Philip Romano World Bank tromano@worldbank.org
    Reproducibility WBG World Bank reproducibility@worldbank.org

    Information on metadata

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Reproducibility WBG DECDI World Bank - Development Impact Department Verification and preparation of metadata
    Date of Production

    2025-12-01
    Document version

    1
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