Appendix Table A2 Descriptive overview of institutional quality in West Africa

Country	COC	GE	PS	RQ	RL	VA
Benin	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Burkina Faso	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Cabo Verde	High	High	High	High	High	High
Côte d’Ivoire	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Gambia	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate
Ghana	High	High	Moderate	High	High	High
Mali	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Mauritania	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Niger	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Nigeria	Low	Low	Low	Moderate	Low	Moderate
Senegal	High	High	Moderate	High	High	High
Sierra Leone	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low	Low
Togo	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

Note:1) ‘High’ denotes relatively strong institutional performance within the West African context, ‘Moderate’ reflects mixed or improving institutional capacity, and ‘Low’ indicates persistent institutional weaknesses. This qualitative classification is consistent with average WGI trends reported by the World Bank.
2) WGI, Worldwide Governance Indicators.