Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) was 65.91 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Stability - Governance score in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2025
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 Saudi Arabia is 65.91 0-100, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 67.38 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.26 0-100, in 2004.
Saudi Arabia ranks 116th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 60.15 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 63.9 0-100 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 67.38 0-100 | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 64.7 0-100 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 66.85 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 50.26 0-100 | -24.8% |
| 2005 | 57.5 0-100 | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 54.51 0-100 | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 55.47 0-100 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 58.86 0-100 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 52.9 0-100 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 60.61 0-100 | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 57.01 0-100 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 55.65 0-100 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 54.43 0-100 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 60.19 0-100 | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 57.71 0-100 | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 56.98 0-100 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 54.53 0-100 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 55.73 0-100 | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 56.43 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 56.33 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 57.69 0-100 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 59.9 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 60.98 0-100 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 65.31 0-100 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 65.91 0-100 | +0.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 65.91 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.93 0-100, 82% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 65.91 0-100 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.38 0-100, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.02 0-100 | 60.15 0-100 | 63.9 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.71 0-100 | 50.26 0-100 | 67.38 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.93 0-100 | 54.43 0-100 | 60.61 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.02 0-100 | 56.33 0-100 | 65.91 0-100 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance score in Saudi Arabia?
- Political stability - governance score in Saudi Arabia was 65.91 0-100 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 score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 67.38 0-100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.26 0-100 in 2004.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for political stability - governance score?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 116th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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 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).