Share of voting rights in international organizations in United States
United States: Share of voting rights in international organizations was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of voting rights in international organizations in United States, 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 States recorded 6.5% for share of voting rights in international organizations in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of voting rights in international organizations in United States peaked at 6.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2020.
United States ranks 2nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Share of voting rights in international organizations in United States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -33.8% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | +47.3% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 6.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -0.3% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 6.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 6.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of voting rights in international organizations in United States 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +47.3% | 4.4% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | -33.8% | 6.7% | 4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.4% | 6.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More social development data for United States
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 457,647 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,667 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 3,667 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0013 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 States?
- Share of voting rights in international organizations in United States was 6.5% 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of voting rights in international organizations recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2020.
- How does United States rank for share of voting rights in international organizations?
- United States ranks 2nd out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of voting rights in international organizations rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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 (%).