Share of voting rights in international organizations in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 1.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of voting rights in international organizations in United Kingdom, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1.9% for share of voting rights in international organizations in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in United Kingdom peaked at 2.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2010.
United Kingdom ranks 15th of 82 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +42.5% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -31.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -1.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1%, 1.8× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of voting rights in international organizations in United Kingdom 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +42.5% | 1.8% | 2.6% |
| 2021 | -31.0% | 2.6% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More social development data for United Kingdom
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 581,072 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 517 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 517 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0084 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of voting rights in international organizations in United Kingdom?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in United Kingdom was 1.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- United Kingdom ranks 15th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs - Financing for Development Office – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of voting rights in international organizations. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of voting rights of developing countries in international organizations, by organization (%).