Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Brazil

Brazil: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 208 countries
All-time high
18
in 2011
All-time low
8
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Brazil, 1996–2025

051015201996201020251996: 81998: 82000: 82002: 112003: 112004: 122005: 132006: 152007: 162008: 162009: 172010: 172011: 182012: 172013: 162014: 162015: 162016: 162017: 172018: 152019: 152020: 142021: 142022: 142023: 132024: 132025: 13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, voice and accountability - number of sources in Brazil stood at 13.

The figure is down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Brazil peaked at 18 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1996.

Brazil ranks 25th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Brazil, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 8 —
1998 8 +0.0%
2000 8 +0.0%
2002 11 +37.5%
2003 11 +0.0%
2004 12 +9.1%
2005 13 +8.3%
2006 15 +15.4%
2007 16 +6.7%
2008 16 +0.0%
2009 17 +6.2%
2010 17 +0.0%
2011 18 +5.9%
2012 17 -5.6%
2013 16 -5.9%
2014 16 +0.0%
2015 16 +0.0%
2016 16 +0.0%
2017 17 +6.2%
2018 15 -11.8%
2019 15 +0.0%
2020 14 -6.7%
2021 14 +0.0%
2022 14 +0.0%
2023 13 -7.1%
2024 13 +0.0%
2025 13 +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 13 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 13 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +37.5% 8 11

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8 8 8 2
2000s 13.22 8 17 9
2010s 16.3 15 18 10
2020s 13.5 13 14 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 25 Argentina 13 compare
  2. 25 Benin 13 compare
  3. 25 Botswana 13 compare
  4. 25 Congo 13 compare
  5. 25 Ethiopia 13 compare
  6. 25 Mexico 13 compare
  7. 25 Namibia 13 compare
  8. 25 South Africa 13 compare
  9. 25 Tunisia 13 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Brazil?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Brazil was 13 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 18 in 2011.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1996.
How does Brazil rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Brazil ranks 25th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,514 data points, 1996–2025
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