Political Stability - Governance estimate in Belgium

Belgium: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 39.1%
World rank
99th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Belgium, 1996–2024

00.250.50.7511.21996201020241996: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.872 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.678 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.817 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.828 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.854 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.712 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.964 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.916 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.93 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.945 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.949 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.787 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.658 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.486 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.365 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.425 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.377 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.369 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.462 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.247 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.199 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance estimate in Belgium stood at 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.1% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Belgium peaked at 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

Belgium ranks 99th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.8923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.6839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3648 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.2796 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4619 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 96 Greece 0.1394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 97 Cambodia 0.1284 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 98 Germany 0.1243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 100 Chile 0.1214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 101 Bulgaria 0.0399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 102 Albania 0.0205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Belgium?
Political stability - governance estimate in Belgium was 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Belgium rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Belgium ranks 99th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,229 data points, 1996–2024
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.