Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) was 33.91 0-100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Voice and Accountability - Governance score in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe stood at 33.91 0-100.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - governance score in Zimbabwe peaked at 41.22 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 26.58 0-100, in 2005.
Zimbabwe ranks 178th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Governance score (0-100) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 41.22 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 37.72 0-100 | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 31.87 0-100 | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 29.24 0-100 | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 31.59 0-100 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 27.8 0-100 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 26.58 0-100 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 29.4 0-100 | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 28.65 0-100 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 27.75 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 28.74 0-100 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 30.4 0-100 | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 31.35 0-100 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 30.39 0-100 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 31.83 0-100 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 32.83 0-100 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 34.46 0-100 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 32.77 0-100 | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 33.1 0-100 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 36.18 0-100 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 35.42 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 36.59 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 35.84 0-100 | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 35.69 0-100 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 35.65 0-100 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.81 0-100 | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 33.91 0-100 | -2.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 33.91 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.49 0-100, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 33.91 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.18 0-100, 82% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.47 0-100 | 37.72 0-100 | 41.22 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.07 0-100 | 26.58 0-100 | 31.87 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.87 0-100 | 30.39 0-100 | 36.18 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.41 0-100 | 33.91 0-100 | 36.59 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability - governance score in Zimbabwe?
- Voice and accountability - governance score in Zimbabwe was 33.91 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 41.22 0-100 in 1996.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - governance score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.58 0-100 in 2005.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for voice and accountability - governance score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - governance score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).