Voice and Accountability in Rwanda

Rwanda: Voice and Accountability was 0.118 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.118 standard error
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
27th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.2994 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.1171 standard error
in 2010
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Voice and Accountability in Rwanda, 1996–2011

00.10.20.31996200320111996: 0.299 standard error1998: 0.297 standard error2000: 0.268 standard error2002: 0.188 standard error2003: 0.183 standard error2004: 0.178 standard error2005: 0.171 standard error2006: 0.125 standard error2007: 0.124 standard error2008: 0.119 standard error2009: 0.119 standard error2010: 0.117 standard error2011: 0.118 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability in Rwanda is 0.118 standard error, measured in 2011.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability in Rwanda peaked at 0.2994 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1171 standard error, in 2010.

Rwanda ranks 27th 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 Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability (standard error) in Rwanda, 1996 to 2011.
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 0.1777 standard error -3.0%
2005 0.1711 standard error -3.7%
2006 0.1245 standard error -27.2%
2007 0.1242 standard error -0.3%
2008 0.1194 standard error -3.9%
2009 0.1185 standard error -0.7%
2010 0.1171 standard error -1.2%
2011 0.118 standard error +0.8%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 0.118 standard error is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1175 standard error, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 0.118 standard error is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1248 standard error, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Voice and Accountability in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 -29.9% 0.2675 standard error 0.1877 standard error
2006 -27.2% 0.1711 standard error 0.1245 standard error

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.298 standard error 0.2967 standard error 0.2994 standard error 2
2000s 0.1638 standard error 0.1185 standard error 0.2675 standard error 9
2010s 0.1175 standard error 0.1171 standard error 0.118 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 24 Botswana 0.1251 standard error compare
  2. 25 Cameroon 0.1248 standard error compare
  3. 26 Eritrea 0.1219 standard error compare
  4. 28 Sierra Leone 0.117 standard error compare
  5. 29 Libya 0.1168 standard error compare
  6. 30 Mauritania 0.1163 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability in Rwanda?
Voice and accountability in Rwanda was 0.118 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest voice and accountability recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 0.2994 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest voice and accountability recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1171 standard error in 2010.
How does Rwanda rank for voice and accountability?
Rwanda ranks 27th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is voice and accountability rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda 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.