Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Nepal

Nepal: 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
15
in 2006
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

57.51012.5151996201020251996: 41998: 42000: 42002: 62003: 72004: 92005: 122006: 152007: 152008: 152009: 152010: 152011: 152012: 152013: 142014: 142015: 142016: 142017: 152018: 132019: 132020: 122021: 122022: 122023: 112024: 112025: 11

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Nepal peaked at 15 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

Nepal ranks 64th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Nepal, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 4 —
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 4 +0.0%
2002 6 +50.0%
2003 7 +16.7%
2004 9 +28.6%
2005 12 +33.3%
2006 15 +25.0%
2007 15 +0.0%
2008 15 +0.0%
2009 15 +0.0%
2010 15 +0.0%
2011 15 +0.0%
2012 15 +0.0%
2013 14 -6.7%
2014 14 +0.0%
2015 14 +0.0%
2016 14 +0.0%
2017 15 +7.1%
2018 13 -13.3%
2019 13 +0.0%
2020 12 -7.7%
2021 12 +0.0%
2022 12 +0.0%
2023 11 -8.3%
2024 11 +0.0%
2025 11 +0.0%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 11 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal'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 4 4 4 2
2000s 10.89 4 15 9
2010s 14.2 13 15 10
2020s 11.5 11 12 6

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 64 Australia 11 compare
  2. 64 Bolivia 11 compare
  3. 64 Chad 11 compare
  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 India 11 compare
  15. 64 Italy 11 compare
  16. 64 Kazakhstan 11 compare
  17. 64 Kyrgyzstan 11 compare
  18. 64 Latvia 11 compare
  19. 64 Libya 11 compare
  20. 64 Lithuania 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 Nepal?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Nepal was 11 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 15 in 2006.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Nepal rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Nepal ranks 64th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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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