Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Lebanon

Lebanon: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
-1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
184th
of 208 countries
All-time high
-0.4695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
All-time low
-1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2007
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Lebanon, 1996–2025

-2-1.5-1-0.51996201020251996: -0.735 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: -0.826 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: -0.662 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: -0.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.569 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.803 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.6 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: -1.3 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 2025, political stability - governance estimate in Lebanon stood at -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Lebanon peaked at -0.4695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2007.

That places Lebanon 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Lebanon, 1996 to 2025.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 -0.7349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 -0.826 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.4%
2000 -0.6622 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.8%
2002 -0.4695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -29.1%
2003 -0.5693 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +21.3%
2004 -0.8028 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +41.0%
2005 -1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +25.4%
2006 -1.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +52.0%
2007 -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +19.9%
2008 -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.6%
2009 -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -13.1%
2010 -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +10.2%
2011 -1.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.2%
2012 -1.57 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.1%
2013 -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.7%
2014 -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.8%
2015 -1.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.7%
2016 -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.9%
2017 -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.4%
2018 -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.2%
2019 -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +9.9%
2020 -1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.6%
2021 -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2022 -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.4%
2023 -1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.4%
2024 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.8%
2025 -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.5%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.4762 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 2.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.6979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.7804 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.826 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7349 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s -1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s -1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.62 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 181 Colombia -0.9529 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 182 Kenya -1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 183 Burundi -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 185 Haiti -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 186 Venezuela -1.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 187 South Sudan -1.52 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Lebanon?
Political stability - governance estimate in Lebanon was -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, 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 Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was -0.4695 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2007.
How does Lebanon rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Lebanon ranks 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lebanon 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
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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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.