Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in India

India: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
64th
of 208 countries
All-time high
16
in 2011
All-time low
7
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

0510151996201020251996: 71998: 72000: 72002: 102003: 102004: 112005: 132006: 152007: 152008: 152009: 152010: 152011: 162012: 162013: 152014: 152015: 152016: 152017: 152018: 122019: 132020: 132021: 132022: 132023: 122024: 112025: 11

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 11 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in India peaked at 16 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1996.

That places India 64th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in India, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 7 —
1998 7 +0.0%
2000 7 +0.0%
2002 10 +42.9%
2003 10 +0.0%
2004 11 +10.0%
2005 13 +18.2%
2006 15 +15.4%
2007 15 +0.0%
2008 15 +0.0%
2009 15 +0.0%
2010 15 +0.0%
2011 16 +6.7%
2012 16 +0.0%
2013 15 -6.2%
2014 15 +0.0%
2015 15 +0.0%
2016 15 +0.0%
2017 15 +0.0%
2018 12 -20.0%
2019 13 +8.3%
2020 13 +0.0%
2021 13 +0.0%
2022 13 +0.0%
2023 12 -7.7%
2024 11 -8.3%
2025 11 +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 11 is above the median for South Asia, which is 11, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7 7 7 2
2000s 12.33 7 15 9
2010s 14.7 12 16 10
2020s 12.17 11 13 6

Countries ranked near India

  1. 64 Australia 11 compare
  2. 64 Bolivia 11 compare
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  4. 64 Costa Rica 11 compare
  5. 64 Dominican Republic 11 compare
  6. 64 Ecuador 11 compare
  7. 64 El Salvador 11 compare
  8. 64 Estonia 11 compare
  9. 64 France 11 compare
  10. 64 Gabon 11 compare
  11. 64 Germany 11 compare
  12. 64 Guatemala 11 compare
  13. 64 Guinea-Bissau 11 compare
  14. 64 Italy 11 compare
  15. 64 Kazakhstan 11 compare
  16. 64 Kyrgyzstan 11 compare
  17. 64 Latvia 11 compare
  18. 64 Libya 11 compare
  19. 64 Lithuania 11 compare
  20. 64 Nepal 11 compare
  21. 64 Nicaragua 11 compare
  22. 64 Pakistan 11 compare
  23. 64 Paraguay 11 compare
  24. 64 Portugal 11 compare
  25. 64 Singapore 11 compare
  26. 64 Spain 11 compare
  27. 64 Sweden 11 compare
  28. 64 Turkey 11 compare
  29. 64 United Kingdom 11 compare
  30. 64 United States 11 compare
  31. 64 Vietnam 11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - number of sources in India?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in India was 11 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 16 in 2011.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1996.
How does India rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
India ranks 64th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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