Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Kuwait

Kuwait: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 44.28 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
44.28 0-100
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
140th
of 208 countries
All-time high
53.13 0-100
in 2004
All-time low
44.28 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02040601996201020241996: 52 0-1001998: 51.9 0-1002000: 51.9 0-1002002: 52.8 0-1002003: 52.5 0-1002004: 53.1 0-1002005: 53 0-1002006: 51.1 0-1002007: 51 0-1002008: 51.6 0-1002009: 51.9 0-1002010: 51.9 0-1002011: 51.7 0-1002012: 50 0-1002013: 49.3 0-1002014: 49.4 0-1002015: 49.4 0-1002016: 49.6 0-1002017: 49.5 0-1002018: 49.6 0-1002019: 49.5 0-1002020: 48.6 0-1002021: 47 0-1002022: 47.1 0-1002023: 47.5 0-1002024: 44.3 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Kuwait stood at 44.28 0-100. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Kuwait peaked at 53.13 0-100 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 44.28 0-100, in 2024.

Kuwait ranks 140th of 208 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.

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Kuwait, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 52.02 0-100
1998 51.88 0-100 -0.3%
2000 51.88 0-100 +0.0%
2002 52.83 0-100 +1.8%
2003 52.47 0-100 -0.7%
2004 53.13 0-100 +1.3%
2005 53.05 0-100 -0.2%
2006 51.14 0-100 -3.6%
2007 51.01 0-100 -0.3%
2008 51.62 0-100 +1.2%
2009 51.9 0-100 +0.6%
2010 51.88 0-100 -0.0%
2011 51.72 0-100 -0.3%
2012 50.03 0-100 -3.3%
2013 49.32 0-100 -1.4%
2014 49.35 0-100 +0.1%
2015 49.38 0-100 +0.1%
2016 49.55 0-100 +0.3%
2017 49.53 0-100 -0.0%
2018 49.59 0-100 +0.1%
2019 49.53 0-100 -0.1%
2020 48.64 0-100 -1.8%
2021 47.04 0-100 -3.3%
2022 47.15 0-100 +0.2%
2023 47.48 0-100 +0.7%
2024 44.28 0-100 -6.7%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 44.28 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.37 0-100, 60% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 44.28 0-100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 38.5 0-100, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.95 0-100 51.88 0-100 52.02 0-100 2
2000s 52.12 0-100 51.01 0-100 53.13 0-100 9
2010s 49.99 0-100 49.32 0-100 51.88 0-100 10
2020s 46.92 0-100 44.28 0-100 48.64 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 137 Honduras 45.41 0-100 compare
  2. 138 Tunisia 44.88 0-100 compare
  3. 139 Jordan 44.36 0-100 compare
  4. 141 Madagascar 44.15 0-100 compare
  5. 142 Nigeria 44.13 0-100 compare
  6. 143 Morocco 44.13 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Kuwait?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Kuwait was 44.28 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 53.13 0-100 in 2004.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 44.28 0-100 in 2024.
How does Kuwait rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Kuwait ranks 140th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kuwait 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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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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