BTI 2024 Global Findings | Less democratic, less successful

Overall, the quality of governance and policymakers’ ability to target democracy under the rule of law and a socially inclusive market economy have reached their lowest point in BTI history. The global average score in the BTI 2024 Governance Index has plummeted to a new low of 4.60 points. In an age defined by the consequences of climate change, the changing landscape of the global order, and the widening inequalities and polarization within societies, governance is fac-ing increasingly difficult demands. And this comes at a time when the quality of initiatives aimed at fostering transformative change is on the decline.