Voice and Accountability - Governance score in India

India: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 55.47 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
55.47 0-100
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
105th
of 206 countries
All-time high
66.53 0-100
in 2007
All-time low
54.35 0-100
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in India, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 62.3 0-1001998: 62.3 0-1002000: 61.4 0-1002002: 62.4 0-1002003: 62.7 0-1002004: 62.9 0-1002005: 64.4 0-1002006: 66.5 0-1002007: 66.5 0-1002008: 65.7 0-1002009: 65 0-1002010: 63.8 0-1002011: 63.3 0-1002012: 61.7 0-1002013: 62.1 0-1002014: 61.5 0-1002015: 62.1 0-1002016: 62.2 0-1002017: 61.3 0-1002018: 60.4 0-1002019: 58.8 0-1002020: 57.8 0-1002021: 55.2 0-1002022: 55.1 0-1002023: 54.3 0-1002024: 55.5 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in India stood at 55.47 0-100.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in India peaked at 66.53 0-100 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54.35 0-100, in 2023.

India ranks 105th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62.34 0-100 62.34 0-100 62.35 0-100 2
2000s 64.16 0-100 61.45 0-100 66.53 0-100 9
2010s 61.71 0-100 58.79 0-100 63.77 0-100 10
2020s 55.59 0-100 54.35 0-100 57.84 0-100 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 102 Albania 56.63 0-100 compare
  2. 103 Hungary 56.36 0-100 compare
  3. 104 Nepal 55.8 0-100 compare
  4. 106 Ecuador 55.01 0-100 compare
  5. 107 Guyana 54.97 0-100 compare
  6. 108 Malawi 54.93 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in India?
Voice and accountability - governance score in India was 55.47 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 66.53 0-100 in 2007.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 54.35 0-100 in 2023.
How does India rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
India ranks 105th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,285 data points, 1996–2024
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