Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Cameroon

Cameroon: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 14 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 208 countries
All-time high
19
in 2011
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

51015201996201020251996: 61998: 62000: 72002: 92003: 102004: 122005: 152006: 162007: 172008: 172009: 172010: 172011: 192012: 192013: 192014: 192015: 192016: 182017: 182018: 162019: 162020: 152021: 152022: 152023: 142024: 142025: 14

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 14 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2025.

That represents a change of down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Cameroon peaked at 19 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

That places Cameroon 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Cameroon, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 6 —
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 7 +16.7%
2002 9 +28.6%
2003 10 +11.1%
2004 12 +20.0%
2005 15 +25.0%
2006 16 +6.7%
2007 17 +6.2%
2008 17 +0.0%
2009 17 +0.0%
2010 17 +0.0%
2011 19 +11.8%
2012 19 +0.0%
2013 19 +0.0%
2014 19 +0.0%
2015 19 +0.0%
2016 18 -5.3%
2017 18 +0.0%
2018 16 -11.1%
2019 16 +0.0%
2020 15 -6.2%
2021 15 +0.0%
2022 15 +0.0%
2023 14 -6.7%
2024 14 +0.0%
2025 14 +0.0%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 13.33 7 17 9
2010s 18 16 19 10
2020s 14.5 14 15 6

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 8 Burkina Faso 14 compare
  2. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 14 compare
  3. 8 Cote d'Ivoire 14 compare
  4. 8 Gambia 14 compare
  5. 8 Guinea 14 compare
  6. 8 Madagascar 14 compare
  7. 8 Malawi 14 compare
  8. 8 Mali 14 compare
  9. 8 Mauritania 14 compare
  10. 8 Niger 14 compare
  11. 8 Senegal 14 compare
  12. 8 Sierra Leone 14 compare
  13. 8 Sudan 14 compare
  14. 8 Tanzania 14 compare
  15. 8 Togo 14 compare
  16. 8 Uganda 14 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Cameroon?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Cameroon was 14 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 19 in 2011.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Cameroon rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Cameroon ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon 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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