Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Burundi
Burundi: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 29.49 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Burundi, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 29.49 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Burundi peaked at 47.24 0-100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 27.29 0-100, in 2019.
Burundi ranks 186th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Burundi, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 33.7 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 35.45 0-100 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 34.2 0-100 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 39.61 0-100 | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 41.38 0-100 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 40.75 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.09 0-100 | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 46.65 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 46.8 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 46.61 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.24 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 41.49 0-100 | -12.2% |
| 2011 | 40.89 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 38.76 0-100 | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 38.02 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 38.83 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 35.15 0-100 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 31.48 0-100 | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 31.03 0-100 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 28.07 0-100 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 27.29 0-100 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 29.7 0-100 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 30.2 0-100 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 30.71 0-100 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 31.87 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 28.89 0-100 | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 29.49 0-100 | +2.1% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 29.49 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.74 0-100, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 29.49 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.57 0-100 | 33.7 0-100 | 35.45 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.26 0-100 | 34.2 0-100 | 47.24 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.1 0-100 | 27.29 0-100 | 41.49 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.14 0-100 | 28.89 0-100 | 31.87 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More reference data data for Burundi
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6676 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6676 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2838 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability - governance score in Burundi?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Burundi was 29.49 0-100 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 score recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 47.24 0-100 in 2009.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.29 0-100 in 2019.
- How does Burundi rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Burundi ranks 186th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burundi 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 score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).