Blavatnik Index of Public Administration

The Blavatnik Index 2024 results

Benchmarking public administration in 120 countries

The Index is a benchmarking and peer learning project based at the Blavatnik School of Government that aims to help senior officials, those leading reform efforts and other stakeholders understand how public administrations and civil services around the world compare.

 

Singapore comes top of the 2024 Index, followed by Norway in second place, Canada and Denmark in joint 3rd place, and Finland in 5th place.

Read the full results of the 2024 Index » Explore the data in detail » Learn about the methodology »

About the Blavatnik Index

The Blavatnik Index of Public Administration provides comparative benchmarking data on the activities and performance of civil services around the world.

 

The Blavatnik Index is a refreshed and updated approach to benchmarking that builds on the foundations developed by the Blavatnik School of Government’s involvement in the International Civil Service Effectiveness (InCiSE) Index, from 2016 to 2020. The Index draws on 82 data points from 17 different data sources to compare the functioning and characteristics of national-level public administrations and civil services in 120 countries around the world.

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Blavatnik Index of Public Administration – 2024 report
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Blavatnik Index of Public Administration – 2024 report

The Blavatnik Index of Public Administration report 2024 provides comparative benchmarking data on the activities and performance of civil services around the world.

Blavatnik Index of Public Administration to launch next month
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Blavatnik Index of Public Administration to launch next month

The Blavatnik Index of Public Administration will be published on 4 December 2024, towards the end of a year of elections which have put the workings of government firmly in the spotlight. Building on the success of the Index for Civil Service Effectiveness (InCiSE), this refreshed version of the project will broaden its perspective, aiming to be useful to a wider range of governments.

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Blavatnik Index of Public Administration launch

Join Dean Ngaire Woods and Lord Gus O’Donnell for the 2024 launch of the Blavatnik Index of Public Administration, the comprehensive index of international indicators to assess the effectiveness of national public administrations and civil services across the globe.