Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa

South Africa: Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1472 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1472
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
178th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.1932
in 1996
All-time low
0.122
in 2011
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.050.10.150.21996201020241996: 0.1931998: 0.1932000: 0.1852002: 0.1632003: 0.1632004: 0.1632005: 0.1372006: 0.1332007: 0.1332008: 0.1332009: 0.1332010: 0.1332011: 0.1222012: 0.1222013: 0.1222014: 0.1222015: 0.1342016: 0.1382017: 0.1382018: 0.1462019: 0.1462020: 0.1462021: 0.1462022: 0.1462023: 0.1472024: 0.147

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.1472 for voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa peaked at 0.1932 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.122, in 2011.

That places South Africa 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.1932
1998 0.1932 +0.0%
2000 0.1852 -4.1%
2002 0.1632 -11.9%
2003 0.1632 +0.0%
2004 0.1626 -0.4%
2005 0.1369 -15.8%
2006 0.133 -2.9%
2007 0.133 +0.0%
2008 0.133 +0.0%
2009 0.133 +0.0%
2010 0.133 +0.0%
2011 0.122 -8.2%
2012 0.122 +0.0%
2013 0.122 +0.0%
2014 0.122 +0.0%
2015 0.1335 +9.5%
2016 0.138 +3.3%
2017 0.138 +0.0%
2018 0.1456 +5.5%
2019 0.1456 +0.0%
2020 0.146 +0.3%
2021 0.146 +0.0%
2022 0.146 +0.0%
2023 0.1472 +0.8%
2024 0.1472 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1932 0.1932 0.1932 2
2000s 0.1492 0.133 0.1852 9
2010s 0.1322 0.122 0.1456 10
2020s 0.1465 0.146 0.1472 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 175 Benin 0.148 compare
  2. 176 Morocco 0.1477 compare
  3. 177 Tunisia 0.1475 compare
  4. 178 Botswana 0.1472 compare
  5. 178 Namibia 0.1472 compare
  6. 181 Kazakhstan 0.1467 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa?
Voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa was 0.1472 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.1932 in 1996.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.122 in 2011.
How does South Africa rank for voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate?
South Africa ranks 178th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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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