Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America

United States of America: Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 77.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
77.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
55th
of 208 countries
All-time high
86.7%
in 2002
All-time low
76.7%
in 2023
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 86.31998: 86.52000: 84.82002: 86.72003: 85.52004: 842005: 85.42006: 84.32007: 84.52008: 85.12009: 84.62010: 84.52011: 82.82012: 83.32013: 81.82014: 82.42015: 83.92016: 83.12017: 80.92018: 802019: 79.52020: 78.32021: 77.12022: 77.72023: 76.72024: 77.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for voice and accountability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America is 77.1%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, voice and accountability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America peaked at 86.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2023.

That places United States of America 55th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in United States of America, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 86.3%
1998 86.5% +0.3%
2000 84.8% -2.0%
2002 86.7% +2.3%
2003 85.5% -1.4%
2004 84.0% -1.8%
2005 85.4% +1.7%
2006 84.3% -1.2%
2007 84.5% +0.1%
2008 85.1% +0.7%
2009 84.6% -0.5%
2010 84.5% -0.1%
2011 82.8% -2.1%
2012 83.3% +0.7%
2013 81.8% -1.9%
2014 82.4% +0.7%
2015 83.9% +1.9%
2016 83.1% -1.0%
2017 80.9% -2.6%
2018 80.0% -1.2%
2019 79.5% -0.6%
2020 78.3% -1.5%
2021 77.1% -1.5%
2022 77.7% +0.8%
2023 76.7% -1.3%
2024 77.1% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.4% 86.3% 86.5% 2
2000s 85.0% 84.0% 86.7% 9
2010s 82.2% 79.5% 84.5% 10
2020s 77.4% 76.7% 78.3% 5

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 52 Malta 77.7% compare
  2. 53 Slovakia 77.5% compare
  3. 54 Cyprus 77.1% compare
  4. 56 Cape Verde 76.3% compare
  5. 57 Republic of Korea 75.4% compare
  6. 58 Greece 75.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is voice and accountability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America?
Voice and accountability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in United States of America was 77.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest voice and accountability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest voice and accountability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2023.
How does United States of America rank for voice and accountability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
United States of America ranks 55th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is voice and accountability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Voice and Accountability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,311 data points, 1996–2024
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