United States—Voice & Accountability
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.88 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.86 | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.88 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.86 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.91 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.00 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.11 | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 1.07 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.10 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.16 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.13 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.13 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.10 | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.14 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.11 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.10 | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 1.29 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 1.33 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.34 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.34 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.31 |
Top Countries — Voice & Accountability
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 1.78 | 2023 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1.69 | 2023 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 1.67 | 2023 |
| 4 | Denmark | 1.66 | 2023 |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 1.63 | 2023 |
| 6 | Finland | 1.63 | 2023 |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.57 | 2023 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 1.56 | 2023 |
| 9 | Australia | 1.51 | 2023 |
| 10 | Ireland | 1.48 | 2023 |
About This Indicator
Definition
The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) are a research dataset summarizing the views on the quality of governance provided by a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and developing countries. Governance consists of the traditions and institutions by which authority in a country is exercised. This includes the process by which governments are selected, monitored and replaced; the capacity of the government to effectively formulate and implement sound policies; and the respect of citizens and the state for the institutions that govern economic and social interactions among them. The WGI measures six dimensions of governance: Voice and Accountability, Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption. Voice and Accountability captures perceptions of the extent to which a country's citizens are able to participate in selecting their government, as well as freedom of expression, freedom of association, and a free media. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. For each dimension of governance the following information is available in the database: estimate, percentile rank, lower bound of 90% confidence interval, upper bound of 90% confidence interval, standard error, number of sources.
Methodology
Data compiled by Worldwide Governance Indicators, World Bank (WB), uri: www.govindicators.org, note: The Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) are a product of the staff of the World Bank with external contributions..