Voice and Accountability in Congo

Congo: Voice and Accountability was 0.1293 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.1293 standard error
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
19th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.2606 standard error
in 1998
All-time low
0.1289 standard error
in 2010
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Voice and Accountability in Congo, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.244 standard error1998: 0.261 standard error2000: 0.232 standard error2002: 0.209 standard error2003: 0.204 standard error2004: 0.211 standard error2005: 0.16 standard error2006: 0.139 standard error2007: 0.138 standard error2008: 0.138 standard error2009: 0.132 standard error2010: 0.129 standard error2011: 0.129 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability in Congo is 0.1293 standard error, measured in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Congo peaked at 0.2606 standard error in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1289 standard error, in 2010.

Congo ranks 19th 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 Congo, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability (standard error) in Congo, 1996 to 2011.
Year standard error Change
1996 0.2441 standard error
1998 0.2606 standard error +6.8%
2000 0.2323 standard error -10.9%
2002 0.2085 standard error -10.2%
2003 0.2036 standard error -2.4%
2004 0.2105 standard error +3.4%
2005 0.16 standard error -24.0%
2006 0.1388 standard error -13.2%
2007 0.1382 standard error -0.5%
2008 0.1382 standard error +0.0%
2009 0.1319 standard error -4.6%
2010 0.1289 standard error -2.3%
2011 0.1293 standard error +0.3%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 0.1293 standard error is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1161 standard error, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 0.1293 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1248 standard error, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2523 standard error 0.2441 standard error 0.2606 standard error 2
2000s 0.1735 standard error 0.1319 standard error 0.2323 standard error 9
2010s 0.1291 standard error 0.1289 standard error 0.1293 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 16 Central African Republic 0.1336 standard error compare
  2. 17 Benin 0.1311 standard error compare
  3. 18 Chad 0.1306 standard error compare
  4. 19 Niger 0.1293 standard error compare
  5. 19 Togo 0.1293 standard error compare
  6. 22 Sudan 0.1273 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

More reference data data for Congo

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability in Congo?
Voice and accountability in Congo was 0.1293 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.2606 standard error in 1998.
What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1289 standard error in 2010.
How does Congo rank for voice and accountability?
Congo ranks 19th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo 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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Indicator
Voice and Accountability (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
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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.