Voice and Accountability in Gabon
Gabon: Voice and Accountability was 0.1403 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Voice and Accountability in Gabon, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voice and accountability in Gabon is 0.1403 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Gabon peaked at 0.2318 standard error in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1403 standard error, in 2011.
That places Gabon 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability in Gabon, year by year
| Year | standard error | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2211 standard error | — |
| 1998 | 0.2318 standard error | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2116 standard error | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1915 standard error | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1838 standard error | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1818 standard error | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1842 standard error | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1512 standard error | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1442 standard error | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1448 standard error | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.143 standard error | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1408 standard error | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1403 standard error | -0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1403 standard error is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1309 standard error, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1403 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 | 0.2265 standard error | 0.2211 standard error | 0.2318 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.1707 standard error | 0.143 standard error | 0.2116 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1405 standard error | 0.1403 standard error | 0.1408 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is voice and accountability in Gabon?
- Voice and accountability in Gabon was 0.1403 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2318 standard error in 1998.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1403 standard error in 2011.
- How does Gabon rank for voice and accountability?
- Gabon ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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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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.