Voice and Accountability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa

South Africa: Voice and Accountability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval was 63.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
63.3%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
48th
of 208 countries
All-time high
65.5%
in 2006
All-time low
59.4%
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 60.41998: 59.42000: 60.52002: 61.12003: 62.52004: 63.72005: 64.82006: 65.52007: 64.52008: 63.62009: 642010: 642011: 63.12012: 62.82013: 62.62014: 63.12015: 63.42016: 62.92017: 62.32018: 622019: 61.32020: 61.52021: 63.92022: 62.52023: 62.52024: 63.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 63.3% for voice and accountability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa peaked at 65.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 1998.

South Africa ranks 48th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Voice and Accountability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in South Africa, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 60.4%
1998 59.4% -1.6%
2000 60.5% +1.9%
2002 61.1% +1.0%
2003 62.5% +2.2%
2004 63.7% +2.0%
2005 64.8% +1.7%
2006 65.5% +1.1%
2007 64.5% -1.5%
2008 63.6% -1.4%
2009 64.0% +0.5%
2010 64.0% -0.0%
2011 63.1% -1.4%
2012 62.8% -0.5%
2013 62.6% -0.2%
2014 63.1% +0.7%
2015 63.4% +0.4%
2016 62.9% -0.7%
2017 62.3% -0.9%
2018 62.0% -0.6%
2019 61.3% -1.1%
2020 61.5% +0.5%
2021 63.9% +3.8%
2022 62.5% -2.1%
2023 62.5% -0.1%
2024 63.3% +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.9% 59.4% 60.4% 2
2000s 63.4% 60.5% 65.5% 9
2010s 62.7% 61.3% 64.0% 10
2020s 62.7% 61.5% 63.9% 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 45 Croatia 63.9% compare
  2. 46 Samoa 63.8% compare
  3. 47 Micronesia, Federated States of 63.5% compare
  4. 49 Palau 63.0% compare
  5. 50 Aruba 62.9% compare
  6. 50 Cayman Islands 62.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa?
Voice and accountability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in South Africa was 63.3% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 1998.
How does South Africa rank for voice and accountability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
South Africa ranks 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this South Africa data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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