Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Senegal

Senegal: 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
19
in 2010
All-time low
6
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

51015201996201020251996: 61998: 62000: 72002: 102003: 112004: 132005: 152006: 172007: 182008: 182009: 182010: 192011: 192012: 182013: 192014: 192015: 192016: 182017: 182018: 162019: 162020: 152021: 152022: 152023: 142024: 142025: 14

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Senegal recorded 14 for voice and accountability - number of sources in 2025.

That represents a change of down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Senegal peaked at 19 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.

Senegal ranks 8th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Senegal, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 6 —
1998 6 +0.0%
2000 7 +16.7%
2002 10 +42.9%
2003 11 +10.0%
2004 13 +18.2%
2005 15 +15.4%
2006 17 +13.3%
2007 18 +5.9%
2008 18 +0.0%
2009 18 +0.0%
2010 19 +5.6%
2011 19 +0.0%
2012 18 -5.3%
2013 19 +5.6%
2014 19 +0.0%
2015 19 +0.0%
2016 18 -5.3%
2017 18 +0.0%
2018 16 -11.1%
2019 16 +0.0%
2020 15 -6.2%
2021 15 +0.0%
2022 15 +0.0%
2023 14 -6.7%
2024 14 +0.0%
2025 14 +0.0%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 14 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Senegal'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 6 6 6 2
2000s 14.11 7 18 9
2010s 18.1 16 19 10
2020s 14.5 14 15 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  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 Niger 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 Senegal?
Voice and accountability - number of sources in Senegal was 14 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 19 in 2010.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
How does Senegal rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
Senegal ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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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