Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Niger

Niger: 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
17
in 2013
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

57.51012.51517.51996201020251996: 51998: 52000: 62002: 82003: 82004: 102005: 122006: 142007: 152008: 152009: 152010: 152011: 152012: 152013: 172014: 172015: 172016: 162017: 162018: 142019: 142020: 132021: 142022: 142023: 142024: 142025: 14

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Niger peaked at 17 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

That places Niger 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 Niger, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Niger, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 5 —
1998 5 +0.0%
2000 6 +20.0%
2002 8 +33.3%
2003 8 +0.0%
2004 10 +25.0%
2005 12 +20.0%
2006 14 +16.7%
2007 15 +7.1%
2008 15 +0.0%
2009 15 +0.0%
2010 15 +0.0%
2011 15 +0.0%
2012 15 +0.0%
2013 17 +13.3%
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 13 -7.1%
2021 14 +7.7%
2022 14 +0.0%
2023 14 +0.0%
2024 14 +0.0%
2025 14 +0.0%

Niger compared with similar countries

  • Niger's 14 is above the median for low income countries, which is 13, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Niger'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 11.44 6 15 9
2010s 15.6 14 17 10
2020s 13.83 13 14 6

Countries ranked near Niger

  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 Mali 14 compare
  10. 8 Mauritania 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 Niger?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Niger was 14 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Niger?
The highest recorded value was 17 in 2013.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Niger?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does Niger rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Niger ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Niger?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Niger 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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