Voice and Accountability in Benin
Benin: Voice and Accountability was 0.1311 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability in Benin, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1311 standard error for voice and accountability in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Benin peaked at 0.2994 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1244 standard error, in 2006.
Benin ranks 17th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.298 standard error | 0.2967 standard error | 0.2994 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1695 standard error | 0.1244 standard error | 0.2675 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1308 standard error | 0.1305 standard error | 0.1311 standard error | 2 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.5 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability in Benin?
- Voice and accountability in Benin was 0.1311 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2994 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1244 standard error in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for voice and accountability?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Voice and Accountability (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
See definition GV.VOIC.AC.ES. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.