Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Ethiopia

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

Latest (2025)
13
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
25th
of 208 countries
All-time high
18
in 2011
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

57.51012.51517.51996201020251996: 61998: 62000: 72002: 92003: 102004: 132005: 152006: 172007: 172008: 172009: 172010: 172011: 182012: 172013: 172014: 172015: 172016: 162017: 162018: 142019: 142020: 142021: 152022: 152023: 142024: 142025: 13

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

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

The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Ethiopia peaked at 18 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Ethiopia, 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 13 +30.0%
2005 15 +15.4%
2006 17 +13.3%
2007 17 +0.0%
2008 17 +0.0%
2009 17 +0.0%
2010 17 +0.0%
2011 18 +5.9%
2012 17 -5.6%
2013 17 +0.0%
2014 17 +0.0%
2015 17 +0.0%
2016 16 -5.9%
2017 16 +0.0%
2018 14 -12.5%
2019 14 +0.0%
2020 14 +0.0%
2021 15 +7.1%
2022 15 +0.0%
2023 14 -6.7%
2024 14 +0.0%
2025 13 -7.1%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 13 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Ethiopia 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
2004 +30.0% 10 13
2002 +28.6% 7 9

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6 6 6 2
2000s 13.56 7 17 9
2010s 16.3 14 18 10
2020s 14.17 13 15 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 25 Argentina 13 compare
  2. 25 Benin 13 compare
  3. 25 Botswana 13 compare
  4. 25 Brazil 13 compare
  5. 25 Congo 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 →

More reference data data for Ethiopia

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in Ethiopia?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Ethiopia was 13 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 18 in 2011.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Ethiopia rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Ethiopia ranks 25th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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