Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 29.77 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
29.77 0-100
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
187th
of 206 countries
All-time high
30.41 0-100
in 2022
All-time low
22.29 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2024

01020301996201020241996: 22.5 0-1001998: 22.3 0-1002000: 22.5 0-1002002: 24.9 0-1002003: 24.8 0-1002004: 29.3 0-1002005: 28.8 0-1002006: 29.4 0-1002007: 30.1 0-1002008: 29.7 0-1002009: 27.8 0-1002010: 28.3 0-1002011: 27.3 0-1002012: 26.9 0-1002013: 26 0-1002014: 26.1 0-1002015: 29.1 0-1002016: 28.9 0-1002017: 28.4 0-1002018: 28.7 0-1002019: 30.1 0-1002020: 29.8 0-1002021: 30.2 0-1002022: 30.4 0-1002023: 29.5 0-1002024: 29.8 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Saudi Arabia stood at 29.77 0-100.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 30.41 0-100 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22.29 0-100, in 1998.

That places Saudi Arabia 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.4 0-100 22.29 0-100 22.52 0-100 2
2000s 27.48 0-100 22.53 0-100 30.15 0-100 9
2010s 27.99 0-100 26.04 0-100 30.1 0-100 10
2020s 29.94 0-100 29.51 0-100 30.41 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 184 Burundi 30.73 0-100 compare
  2. 185 Azerbaijan 30.52 0-100 compare
  3. 186 Chad 30.27 0-100 compare
  4. 188 Iran 29.75 0-100 compare
  5. 189 Somalia 29.26 0-100 compare
  6. 190 Egypt 28.83 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Saudi Arabia?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Saudi Arabia was 29.77 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 30.41 0-100 in 2022.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.29 0-100 in 1998.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 187th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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