Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya

Kenya: Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1386 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1386
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
208th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.194
in 1996
All-time low
0.1191
in 2011
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, 1996–2024

00.050.10.150.21996201020241996: 0.1941998: 0.1942000: 0.1862002: 0.1652003: 0.1442004: 0.1412005: 0.1332006: 0.1292007: 0.1292008: 0.1292009: 0.1292010: 0.1292011: 0.1192012: 0.1192013: 0.1192014: 0.1192015: 0.132016: 0.1342017: 0.1342018: 0.1412019: 0.1412020: 0.1412021: 0.1412022: 0.1412023: 0.1422024: 0.139

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kenya recorded 0.1386 for voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya peaked at 0.194 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1191, in 2011.

Kenya ranks 208th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.194 —
1998 0.194 +0.0%
2000 0.1859 -4.2%
2002 0.1652 -11.1%
2003 0.1437 -13.0%
2004 0.1407 -2.1%
2005 0.1329 -5.5%
2006 0.1293 -2.7%
2007 0.1293 +0.0%
2008 0.1293 +0.0%
2009 0.1293 +0.0%
2010 0.1293 +0.0%
2011 0.1191 -7.9%
2012 0.1191 +0.0%
2013 0.1191 +0.0%
2014 0.1191 +0.0%
2015 0.1298 +9.0%
2016 0.1339 +3.2%
2017 0.1339 +0.0%
2018 0.1408 +5.2%
2019 0.1408 +0.0%
2020 0.1412 +0.3%
2021 0.1412 +0.0%
2022 0.1412 +0.0%
2023 0.1422 +0.7%
2024 0.1386 -2.6%

Kenya compared with similar countries

  • Kenya's 0.1386 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1527, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kenya's 0.1386 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1432, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.194 0.194 0.194 2
2000s 0.1428 0.1293 0.1859 9
2010s 0.1285 0.1191 0.1408 10
2020s 0.1409 0.1386 0.1422 5

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 205 Liberia 0.1389 compare
  2. 205 Mozambique 0.1389 compare
  3. 205 Zimbabwe 0.1389 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya?
Voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in Kenya was 0.1386 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 0.194 in 1996.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1191 in 2011.
How does Kenya rank for voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate?
Kenya ranks 208th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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