Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Mali

Mali: 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
18
in 2010
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

51015201996201020251996: 51998: 52000: 62002: 92003: 102004: 122005: 142006: 162007: 162008: 162009: 172010: 182011: 182012: 172013: 182014: 182015: 182016: 172017: 172018: 152019: 152020: 142021: 152022: 152023: 142024: 142025: 14

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Mali is 14, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Mali peaked at 18 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

That places Mali 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 Mali, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Mali, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 5 —
1998 5 +0.0%
2000 6 +20.0%
2002 9 +50.0%
2003 10 +11.1%
2004 12 +20.0%
2005 14 +16.7%
2006 16 +14.3%
2007 16 +0.0%
2008 16 +0.0%
2009 17 +6.2%
2010 18 +5.9%
2011 18 +0.0%
2012 17 -5.6%
2013 18 +5.9%
2014 18 +0.0%
2015 18 +0.0%
2016 17 -5.6%
2017 17 +0.0%
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%
2025 14 +0.0%

Mali compared with similar countries

  • Mali's 14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mali'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 5 5 5 2
2000s 12.89 6 17 9
2010s 17.1 15 18 10
2020s 14.33 14 15 6

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 8 Burkina Faso 14 compare
  2. 8 Cameroon 14 compare
  3. 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 14 compare
  4. 8 Cote d'Ivoire 14 compare
  5. 8 Gambia 14 compare
  6. 8 Guinea 14 compare
  7. 8 Madagascar 14 compare
  8. 8 Malawi 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 Mali?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Mali was 14 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 18 in 2010.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Mali rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Mali ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mali 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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