Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Benin
Benin: Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 51.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
51.6%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
146th
of 208 countries
All-time high
69.4%
in 1996
All-time low
51.3%
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Benin, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Benin is 51.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Benin peaked at 69.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2022.
Benin ranks 146th 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: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 69.4% | — |
| 1998 | 66.2% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 60.5% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 65.2% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 65.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 60.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 53.9% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 53.3% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 51.6% | -1.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 51.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.5%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 51.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.2%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.8% | 66.2% | 69.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.5% | 60.5% | 68.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 55.3% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 51.3% | 53.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Benin?
- Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Benin was 51.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Benin ranks 146th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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