Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 34.31 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Ethiopia, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, voice and accountability - governance score in Ethiopia stood at 34.31 0-100.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Ethiopia peaked at 39.23 0-100 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.67 0-100, in 2017.
Ethiopia ranks 175th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 35.04 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 35.23 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 34.91 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 32.19 0-100 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 31.89 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 35.74 0-100 | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 36.47 0-100 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.68 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 37.73 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 35.37 0-100 | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 34.7 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 33.78 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 33.76 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 34.06 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 32.66 0-100 | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 32.99 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 33.04 0-100 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.4 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 31.67 0-100 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 36.18 0-100 | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 39.23 0-100 | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 38.78 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 38.32 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 37.63 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 36.19 0-100 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 34.87 0-100 | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 34.31 0-100 | -1.6% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 34.31 0-100 is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.74 0-100, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 34.31 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.13 0-100 | 35.04 0-100 | 35.23 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.19 0-100 | 31.89 0-100 | 37.73 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.98 0-100 | 31.67 0-100 | 39.23 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.68 0-100 | 34.31 0-100 | 38.78 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability - governance score in Ethiopia?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Ethiopia was 34.31 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.23 0-100 in 2019.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.67 0-100 in 2017.
- How does Ethiopia rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Ethiopia ranks 175th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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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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).