Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 14 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 208 countries
All-time high
17
in 2009
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2024

510151996201020241996: 41998: 42000: 52002: 82003: 82004: 112005: 132006: 142007: 162008: 162009: 172010: 172011: 162012: 162013: 172014: 172015: 162016: 162017: 172018: 152019: 152020: 142021: 152022: 152023: 142024: 14

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 14 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 17 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 4
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 5 +25.0%
2002 8 +60.0%
2003 8 +0.0%
2004 11 +37.5%
2005 13 +18.2%
2006 14 +7.7%
2007 16 +14.3%
2008 16 +0.0%
2009 17 +6.2%
2010 17 +0.0%
2011 16 -5.9%
2012 16 +0.0%
2013 17 +6.2%
2014 17 +0.0%
2015 16 -5.9%
2016 16 +0.0%
2017 17 +6.2%
2018 15 -11.8%
2019 15 +0.0%
2020 14 -6.7%
2021 15 +7.1%
2022 15 +0.0%
2023 14 -6.7%
2024 14 +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 14, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 14 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 +60.0% 5 8

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4 4 4 2
2000s 12 5 17 9
2010s 16.2 15 17 10
2020s 14.4 14 15 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 7 Burkina Faso 14 compare
  2. 7 Cameroon 14 compare
  3. 7 Cote d'Ivoire 14 compare
  4. 7 Ethiopia 14 compare
  5. 7 Gambia 14 compare
  6. 7 Guinea 14 compare
  7. 7 Madagascar 14 compare
  8. 7 Malawi 14 compare
  9. 7 Mali 14 compare
  10. 7 Niger 14 compare
  11. 7 Senegal 14 compare
  12. 7 Sierra Leone 14 compare
  13. 7 Sudan 14 compare
  14. 7 Tanzania 14 compare
  15. 7 Togo 14 compare
  16. 7 Uganda 14 compare
  17. 7 Zambia 14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo was 14 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 17 in 2009.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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