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.
Voice and Accountability in Benin, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2994 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2967 standard error | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2675 standard error | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1877 standard error | -29.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1832 standard error | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1981 standard error | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1751 standard error | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1244 standard error | -28.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1264 standard error | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.129 standard error | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1338 standard error | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1305 standard error | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1311 standard error | +0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1311 standard error is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1161 standard error, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1311 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1248 standard error, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
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.