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

Oman: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was 0.5951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.5951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
72nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
All-time low
0.3056 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2011
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Oman, 1996–2025

0.40.60.811996201020251996: 0.892 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.825 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.967 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.996 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.902 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.932 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.836 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.851 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.846 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.594 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.306 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.386 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.328 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.554 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.602 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.489 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.53 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.523 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.378 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.431 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.538 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.637 approx. -2.5 to +2.52025: 0.595 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

Oman recorded 0.5951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for political stability - governance estimate in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Oman peaked at 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3056 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2011.

Oman ranks 72nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Oman, year by year

Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 0.8917 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 0.8245 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.5%
2000 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.6%
2002 0.9674 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -5.1%
2003 0.9964 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.0%
2004 0.9021 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.5%
2005 0.9318 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.3%
2006 0.8363 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -10.2%
2007 0.8506 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%
2008 0.8458 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.6%
2009 0.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.9%
2010 0.5941 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -28.4%
2011 0.3056 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -48.6%
2012 0.3861 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +26.4%
2013 0.328 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -15.1%
2014 0.5537 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +68.8%
2015 0.6017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.7%
2016 0.4889 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -18.7%
2017 0.5297 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +8.3%
2018 0.5228 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.3%
2019 0.5004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.3%
2020 0.4605 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.0%
2021 0.3783 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -17.8%
2022 0.4311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.0%
2023 0.5376 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +24.7%
2024 0.6371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +18.5%
2025 0.5951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.6%

Oman compared with similar countries

  • Oman's 0.5951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 73% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Oman's 0.5951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -0.6979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8581 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8245 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8917 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.9088 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.4811 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3056 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.5066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3783 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6371 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 6

Countries ranked near Oman

  1. 69 East Timor 0.6459 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 70 Dominican Republic 0.6073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 71 Suriname 0.6013 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 73 French Polynesia 0.5761 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 74 Mongolia 0.5666 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 75 Laos 0.5517 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Oman?
Political stability - governance estimate in Oman was 0.5951 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 Oman?
The highest recorded value was 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Oman?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3056 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2011.
How does Oman rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Oman ranks 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Oman?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Oman 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.