Political Stability - Governance score in Belgium

Belgium: Political Stability - Governance score was 67.97 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
67.97 0-100
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
100th
of 206 countries
All-time high
87.5 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
67.97 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Belgium, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 87.5 0-1001998: 85 0-1002000: 85.9 0-1002002: 85.3 0-1002003: 80.8 0-1002004: 77.5 0-1002005: 79.9 0-1002006: 80 0-1002007: 80.5 0-1002008: 78 0-1002009: 82.4 0-1002010: 81.5 0-1002011: 81.8 0-1002012: 82 0-1002013: 82.1 0-1002014: 79.3 0-1002015: 77.1 0-1002016: 74.2 0-1002017: 72.1 0-1002018: 73.1 0-1002019: 72.3 0-1002020: 72.2 0-1002021: 73.8 0-1002022: 70.1 0-1002023: 69.3 0-1002024: 68 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Belgium recorded 67.97 0-100 for political stability - governance score in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Belgium peaked at 87.5 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 67.97 0-100, in 2024.

That places Belgium 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 86.23 0-100 84.95 0-100 87.5 0-100 2
2000s 81.14 0-100 77.48 0-100 85.92 0-100 9
2010s 77.58 0-100 72.13 0-100 82.1 0-100 10
2020s 70.67 0-100 67.97 0-100 73.78 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 97 Greece 68.28 0-100 compare
  2. 98 Cambodia 68.09 0-100 compare
  3. 99 Germany 68.02 0-100 compare
  4. 101 Chile 67.97 0-100 compare
  5. 102 Bulgaria 66.58 0-100 compare
  6. 103 Albania 66.24 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Belgium?
Political stability - governance score in Belgium was 67.97 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 87.5 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 67.97 0-100 in 2024.
How does Belgium rank for political stability - governance score?
Belgium ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,255 data points, 1996–2024
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