Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Congo

Congo: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 12 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
15
in 2013
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

468101214161996201020241996: 51998: 52000: 62002: 72003: 72004: 92005: 122006: 132007: 132008: 132009: 142010: 142011: 142012: 142013: 152014: 152015: 152016: 142017: 142018: 122019: 112020: 102021: 112022: 112023: 122024: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Congo is 12, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Congo peaked at 15 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

That places Congo 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Congo, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 5
1998 5 +0.0%
2000 6 +20.0%
2002 7 +16.7%
2003 7 +0.0%
2004 9 +28.6%
2005 12 +33.3%
2006 13 +8.3%
2007 13 +0.0%
2008 13 +0.0%
2009 14 +7.7%
2010 14 +0.0%
2011 14 +0.0%
2012 14 +0.0%
2013 15 +7.1%
2014 15 +0.0%
2015 15 +0.0%
2016 14 -6.7%
2017 14 +0.0%
2018 12 -14.3%
2019 11 -8.3%
2020 10 -9.1%
2021 11 +10.0%
2022 11 +0.0%
2023 12 +9.1%
2024 12 +0.0%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 10.44 6 14 9
2010s 13.8 11 15 10
2020s 11.2 10 12 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 33 Angola 12 compare
  2. 33 Argentina 12 compare
  3. 33 Bangladesh 12 compare
  4. 33 Bulgaria 12 compare
  5. 33 Chad 12 compare
  6. 33 Chile 12 compare
  7. 33 Colombia 12 compare
  8. 33 Croatia 12 compare
  9. 33 Czechia 12 compare
  10. 33 Eswatini 12 compare
  11. 33 Honduras 12 compare
  12. 33 Hungary 12 compare
  13. 33 Indonesia 12 compare
  14. 33 Jordan 12 compare
  15. 33 Kazakhstan 12 compare
  16. 33 South Korea 12 compare
  17. 33 Kyrgyzstan 12 compare
  18. 33 Lesotho 12 compare
  19. 33 Mongolia 12 compare
  20. 33 Morocco 12 compare
  21. 33 Nicaragua 12 compare
  22. 33 Peru 12 compare
  23. 33 Poland 12 compare
  24. 33 Romania 12 compare
  25. 33 Rwanda 12 compare
  26. 33 Slovakia 12 compare
  27. 33 Slovenia 12 compare
  28. 33 Sri Lanka 12 compare
  29. 33 Thailand 12 compare
  30. 33 Venezuela 12 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Congo?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Congo was 12 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 15 in 2013.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Congo rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Congo ranks 33rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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