Political Stability - Governance score in Burundi

Burundi: Political Stability - Governance score was 42.38 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
42.38 0-100
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
182nd
of 207 countries
All-time high
47.83 0-100
in 2009
All-time low
20.82 0-100
in 1998
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Burundi, 1996–2024

010203040501996201020241996: 23 0-1001998: 20.8 0-1002000: 23.1 0-1002002: 23.9 0-1002003: 24.9 0-1002004: 24.7 0-1002005: 40.3 0-1002006: 44.2 0-1002007: 46.4 0-1002008: 41.2 0-1002009: 47.8 0-1002010: 37.1 0-1002011: 34.4 0-1002012: 33.3 0-1002013: 37.3 0-1002014: 47.8 0-1002015: 31.1 0-1002016: 29.9 0-1002017: 30.2 0-1002018: 38.2 0-1002019: 37.4 0-1002020: 40.4 0-1002021: 42.3 0-1002022: 44 0-1002023: 44 0-1002024: 42.4 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in Burundi is 42.38 0-100, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Burundi peaked at 47.83 0-100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 20.82 0-100, in 1998.

Burundi ranks 182nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Political Stability - Governance score in Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Burundi, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 22.99 0-100
1998 20.82 0-100 -9.4%
2000 23.07 0-100 +10.8%
2002 23.91 0-100 +3.6%
2003 24.88 0-100 +4.1%
2004 24.7 0-100 -0.7%
2005 40.27 0-100 +63.1%
2006 44.19 0-100 +9.7%
2007 46.37 0-100 +4.9%
2008 41.21 0-100 -11.1%
2009 47.83 0-100 +16.1%
2010 37.07 0-100 -22.5%
2011 34.41 0-100 -7.2%
2012 33.3 0-100 -3.2%
2013 37.27 0-100 +11.9%
2014 47.76 0-100 +28.1%
2015 31.11 0-100 -34.9%
2016 29.91 0-100 -3.9%
2017 30.19 0-100 +0.9%
2018 38.16 0-100 +26.4%
2019 37.38 0-100 -2.0%
2020 40.35 0-100 +8.0%
2021 42.35 0-100 +4.9%
2022 44.01 0-100 +3.9%
2023 43.96 0-100 -0.1%
2024 42.38 0-100 -3.6%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 42.38 0-100 is above the median for low income countries, which is 35.86 0-100, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 42.38 0-100 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.72 0-100, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.9 0-100 20.82 0-100 22.99 0-100 2
2000s 35.16 0-100 23.07 0-100 47.83 0-100 9
2010s 35.66 0-100 29.91 0-100 47.76 0-100 10
2020s 42.61 0-100 40.35 0-100 44.01 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 179 Guinea 48.17 0-100 compare
  2. 180 Haiti 45.37 0-100 compare
  3. 181 Kenya 42.74 0-100 compare
  4. 183 Lebanon 42.16 0-100 compare
  5. 184 Bangladesh 40.9 0-100 compare
  6. 185 South Sudan 40.45 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Burundi?
Political stability - governance score in Burundi was 42.38 0-100 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 score recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 47.83 0-100 in 2009.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 20.82 0-100 in 1998.
How does Burundi rank for political stability - governance score?
Burundi ranks 182nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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 score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
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
207 places, 5,252 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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).