Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Voice and Accountability - Governance score was 35.1 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
35.1 0-100
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
172nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
39.05 0-100
in 2019
All-time low
32.88 0-100
in 2017
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

0102030401996201020241996: 35.3 0-1001998: 35.6 0-1002000: 35.2 0-1002002: 33.4 0-1002003: 33 0-1002004: 35.9 0-1002005: 36.8 0-1002006: 38 0-1002007: 38.1 0-1002008: 36 0-1002009: 35.4 0-1002010: 35 0-1002011: 34.6 0-1002012: 34.9 0-1002013: 33.7 0-1002014: 34.1 0-1002015: 33.8 0-1002016: 33.4 0-1002017: 32.9 0-1002018: 36.4 0-1002019: 39.1 0-1002020: 38.7 0-1002021: 38.1 0-1002022: 37.5 0-1002023: 36.2 0-1002024: 35.1 0-100

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

Analysis

In 2024, voice and accountability - governance score in Ethiopia stood at 35.1 0-100.

The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Ethiopia peaked at 39.05 0-100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.88 0-100, in 2017.

Ethiopia ranks 172nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Ethiopia, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 35.31 0-100
1998 35.59 0-100 +0.8%
2000 35.24 0-100 -1.0%
2002 33.39 0-100 -5.2%
2003 33.03 0-100 -1.1%
2004 35.86 0-100 +8.6%
2005 36.78 0-100 +2.6%
2006 38.03 0-100 +3.4%
2007 38.1 0-100 +0.2%
2008 35.98 0-100 -5.6%
2009 35.38 0-100 -1.7%
2010 34.99 0-100 -1.1%
2011 34.64 0-100 -1.0%
2012 34.89 0-100 +0.7%
2013 33.7 0-100 -3.4%
2014 34.06 0-100 +1.1%
2015 33.84 0-100 -0.6%
2016 33.42 0-100 -1.2%
2017 32.88 0-100 -1.6%
2018 36.36 0-100 +10.6%
2019 39.05 0-100 +7.4%
2020 38.68 0-100 -1.0%
2021 38.09 0-100 -1.5%
2022 37.52 0-100 -1.5%
2023 36.21 0-100 -3.5%
2024 35.1 0-100 -3.1%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 35.1 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 35.48 0-100, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 35.1 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.31 0-100, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.45 0-100 35.31 0-100 35.59 0-100 2
2000s 35.75 0-100 33.03 0-100 38.1 0-100 9
2010s 34.78 0-100 32.88 0-100 39.05 0-100 10
2020s 37.12 0-100 35.1 0-100 38.68 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 169 Mali 35.48 0-100 compare
  2. 170 Comoros 35.18 0-100 compare
  3. 171 Cameroon 35.12 0-100 compare
  4. 173 Djibouti 35.06 0-100 compare
  5. 174 Zimbabwe 34.8 0-100 compare
  6. 175 Haiti 34.71 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 207 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - governance score in Ethiopia?
Voice and accountability - governance score in Ethiopia was 35.1 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 39.05 0-100 in 2019.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.88 0-100 in 2017.
How does Ethiopia rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
Ethiopia ranks 172nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ethiopia 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).