Political Stability - Governance estimate in China
China: Political Stability - Governance estimate was -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Political Stability - Governance estimate in China, 1996–2024
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
China recorded -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for political stability - governance estimate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in China peaked at -0.1154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -0.6326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2011.
That places China 118th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Political Stability - Governance estimate in China, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.1154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.3549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +207.5% |
| 2000 | -0.2665 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -24.9% |
| 2002 | -0.4591 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +72.2% |
| 2003 | -0.5751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +25.3% |
| 2004 | -0.4494 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -21.8% |
| 2005 | -0.559 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +24.4% |
| 2006 | -0.5305 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | -0.5003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | -0.5532 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.6% |
| 2009 | -0.3106 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -43.8% |
| 2010 | -0.6176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +98.8% |
| 2011 | -0.6326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | -0.6178 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -0.5627 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | -0.5239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.9% |
| 2015 | -0.5462 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | -0.5014 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | -0.2033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -59.5% |
| 2018 | -0.237 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +16.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -41.5% |
| 2020 | -0.3027 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +118.4% |
| 2021 | -0.2592 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -14.4% |
| 2022 | -0.2491 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | -0.1745 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -30.0% |
| 2024 | -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -12.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.1409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8767 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Stability - Governance estimate in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -207.5% | -0.1154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.2351 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3549 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.4671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2665 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.4581 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3027 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 115 Zambia -0.1008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 116 Azerbaijan -0.1404 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 117 Equatorial Guinea -0.1409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 119 Serbia -0.1686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 120 Argentina -0.1697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
- 121 Guatemala -0.2098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance estimate in China?
- Political stability - governance estimate in China was -0.1533 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1154 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
- How does China rank for political stability - governance estimate?
- China ranks 118th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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About this data
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.