Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Lebanon

Lebanon: Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -0.5935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
-0.5935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 10.9%
World rank
135th
of 208 countries
All-time high
-0.1256 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2006
All-time low
-0.6799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2003
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate in Lebanon, 1996–2025

-0.6-0.4-0.21996201020251996: -0.617 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.608 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.664 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.68 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -0.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -0.126 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -0.236 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -0.182 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -0.234 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -0.228 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -0.257 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -0.242 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -0.304 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.392 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.435 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.512 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.525 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.464 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.503 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.558 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.644 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.651 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.638 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.666 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -0.593 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded -0.5935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for voice and accountability - governance estimate in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance estimate in Lebanon peaked at -0.1256 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006 and was at its lowest, -0.6799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2003.

Lebanon ranks 135th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Lebanon, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.617 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.6085 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.4%
2000 -0.5396 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.3%
2002 -0.6636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.0%
2003 -0.6799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.5%
2004 -0.4997 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.5%
2005 -0.2896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -42.1%
2006 -0.1256 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -56.6%
2007 -0.2358 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +87.7%
2008 -0.1817 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -22.9%
2009 -0.2338 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +28.7%
2010 -0.2278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.6%
2011 -0.2568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.7%
2012 -0.2422 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.7%
2013 -0.304 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +25.5%
2014 -0.3918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +28.9%
2015 -0.4347 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.0%
2016 -0.5115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +17.7%
2017 -0.525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.6%
2018 -0.4636 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -11.7%
2019 -0.5034 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.6%
2020 -0.5578 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.8%
2021 -0.6436 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +15.4%
2022 -0.651 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.1%
2023 -0.6378 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -2.0%
2024 -0.6658 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.4%
2025 -0.5935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.9%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's -0.5935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.7209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 82% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's -0.5935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.6128 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.617 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6085 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -0.3833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1256 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -0.3861 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2278 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.6249 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6658 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5578 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 132 Thailand -0.5174 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 133 Hong Kong -0.5229 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 134 Cote d'Ivoire -0.5427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 136 Honduras -0.5948 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 137 Madagascar -0.6481 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 138 Tunisia -0.6502 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance estimate in Lebanon?
Voice and accountability - governance estimate in Lebanon was -0.5935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance estimate recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was -0.1256 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2006.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance estimate recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was -0.6799 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2003.
How does Lebanon rank for voice and accountability - governance estimate?
Lebanon ranks 135th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - governance estimate rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

Voice and Accountability (VA) captures perceptions of the extent to which citizens can participate in selecting their government including electoral integrity, and of accountability mechanisms for citizens—reflected in the ability to access information, governmental oversight bodies, and a robust traditional/digital media landscape. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.