Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Burundi

Burundi: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 30.73 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
30.73 0-100
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
185th
of 207 countries
All-time high
46.29 0-100
in 2005
All-time low
28.43 0-100
in 2019
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

010203040501996201020241996: 36.1 0-1001998: 37.3 0-1002000: 35.8 0-1002002: 41 0-1002003: 43 0-1002004: 42 0-1002005: 46.3 0-1002006: 45.3 0-1002007: 45 0-1002008: 44.5 0-1002009: 45.2 0-1002010: 39.8 0-1002011: 39.8 0-1002012: 38.2 0-1002013: 37.5 0-1002014: 38.2 0-1002015: 34.7 0-1002016: 31.4 0-1002017: 31 0-1002018: 29.4 0-1002019: 28.4 0-1002020: 31.3 0-1002021: 31.7 0-1002022: 32.4 0-1002023: 33.8 0-1002024: 30.7 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 30.73 0-100 for voice and accountability - governance score in 2024.

That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Burundi peaked at 46.29 0-100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.43 0-100, in 2019.

Burundi ranks 185th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Burundi, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 36.06 0-100
1998 37.34 0-100 +3.6%
2000 35.81 0-100 -4.1%
2002 40.97 0-100 +14.4%
2003 42.99 0-100 +4.9%
2004 41.96 0-100 -2.4%
2005 46.29 0-100 +10.3%
2006 45.28 0-100 -2.2%
2007 45.03 0-100 -0.6%
2008 44.46 0-100 -1.3%
2009 45.23 0-100 +1.7%
2010 39.8 0-100 -12.0%
2011 39.8 0-100 -0.0%
2012 38.22 0-100 -4.0%
2013 37.53 0-100 -1.8%
2014 38.24 0-100 +1.9%
2015 34.7 0-100 -9.3%
2016 31.38 0-100 -9.5%
2017 30.98 0-100 -1.3%
2018 29.43 0-100 -5.0%
2019 28.43 0-100 -3.4%
2020 31.25 0-100 +9.9%
2021 31.68 0-100 +1.4%
2022 32.36 0-100 +2.1%
2023 33.8 0-100 +4.4%
2024 30.73 0-100 -9.1%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 30.73 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 35.48 0-100, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 30.73 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.31 0-100, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.7 0-100 36.06 0-100 37.34 0-100 2
2000s 43.11 0-100 35.81 0-100 46.29 0-100 9
2010s 34.85 0-100 28.43 0-100 39.8 0-100 10
2020s 31.96 0-100 30.73 0-100 33.8 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 182 Eswatini 33.27 0-100 compare
  2. 183 Russia 31.96 0-100 compare
  3. 184 Laos 31.1 0-100 compare
  4. 186 Azerbaijan 30.52 0-100 compare
  5. 187 Chad 30.27 0-100 compare
  6. 188 Saudi Arabia 29.77 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Burundi?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Burundi was 30.73 0-100 in 2024, 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 46.29 0-100 in 2005.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 28.43 0-100 in 2019.
How does Burundi rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Burundi ranks 185th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. 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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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,285 data points, 1996–2024
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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).