Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Suriname

Suriname: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 57.82 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
57.82 0-100
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
99th
of 208 countries
All-time high
66.79 0-100
in 2008
All-time low
57.23 0-100
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

02040601996201020241996: 57.2 0-1001998: 58.5 0-1002000: 63.9 0-1002002: 62.9 0-1002003: 62.8 0-1002004: 62.9 0-1002005: 62.8 0-1002006: 64.7 0-1002007: 65.5 0-1002008: 66.8 0-1002009: 64.9 0-1002010: 63.4 0-1002011: 63.6 0-1002012: 63.4 0-1002013: 63.3 0-1002014: 63 0-1002015: 59.6 0-1002016: 59.7 0-1002017: 57.7 0-1002018: 58.8 0-1002019: 59.2 0-1002020: 59.6 0-1002021: 58.4 0-1002022: 58.7 0-1002023: 58.7 0-1002024: 57.8 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Suriname recorded 57.82 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2024.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Suriname peaked at 66.79 0-100 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 57.23 0-100, in 1996.

Suriname ranks 99th 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 Suriname, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Suriname, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 57.23 0-100 —
1998 58.48 0-100 +2.2%
2000 63.87 0-100 +9.2%
2002 62.94 0-100 -1.5%
2003 62.84 0-100 -0.2%
2004 62.87 0-100 +0.1%
2005 62.81 0-100 -0.1%
2006 64.74 0-100 +3.1%
2007 65.52 0-100 +1.2%
2008 66.79 0-100 +1.9%
2009 64.87 0-100 -2.9%
2010 63.39 0-100 -2.3%
2011 63.59 0-100 +0.3%
2012 63.42 0-100 -0.3%
2013 63.31 0-100 -0.2%
2014 62.95 0-100 -0.6%
2015 59.64 0-100 -5.3%
2016 59.7 0-100 +0.1%
2017 57.7 0-100 -3.4%
2018 58.76 0-100 +1.8%
2019 59.2 0-100 +0.7%
2020 59.65 0-100 +0.8%
2021 58.38 0-100 -2.1%
2022 58.75 0-100 +0.6%
2023 58.74 0-100 -0.0%
2024 57.82 0-100 -1.6%

Suriname compared with similar countries

  • Suriname's 57.82 0-100 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.01 0-100, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Suriname's 57.82 0-100 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.47 0-100, 91% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 57.85 0-100 57.23 0-100 58.48 0-100 2
2000s 64.14 0-100 62.81 0-100 66.79 0-100 9
2010s 61.17 0-100 57.7 0-100 63.59 0-100 10
2020s 58.67 0-100 57.82 0-100 59.65 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 96 Belize 58.67 0-100 compare
  2. 97 North Macedonia 58.14 0-100 compare
  3. 98 Macao 57.96 0-100 compare
  4. 100 Peru 57.65 0-100 compare
  5. 101 Singapore 57.52 0-100 compare
  6. 102 Colombia 57.45 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 Suriname?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Suriname was 57.82 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 66.79 0-100 in 2008.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 57.23 0-100 in 1996.
How does Suriname rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Suriname ranks 99th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Suriname 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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