Political Stability - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Political Stability - Number of sources was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
12
in 2021
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2025

246810121996201020251996: 31998: 32000: 42002: 42003: 42004: 72005: 72006: 82007: 82008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 92014: 92015: 92016: 102017: 102018: 112019: 112020: 112021: 122022: 122023: 112024: 122025: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 12 for political stability - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 12 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 3 —
1998 3 +0.0%
2000 4 +33.3%
2002 4 +0.0%
2003 4 +0.0%
2004 7 +75.0%
2005 7 +0.0%
2006 8 +14.3%
2007 8 +0.0%
2008 8 +0.0%
2009 8 +0.0%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 8 +0.0%
2012 8 +0.0%
2013 9 +12.5%
2014 9 +0.0%
2015 9 +0.0%
2016 10 +11.1%
2017 10 +0.0%
2018 11 +10.0%
2019 11 +0.0%
2020 11 +0.0%
2021 12 +9.1%
2022 12 +0.0%
2023 11 -8.3%
2024 12 +9.1%
2025 12 +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 12 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3 3 3 2
2000s 6.44 4 8 9
2010s 9.3 8 11 10
2020s 11.67 11 12 6

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 1 Kenya 13 compare
  2. 1 Nigeria 13 compare
  3. 3 Angola 12 compare
  4. 3 Botswana 12 compare
  5. 3 Burkina Faso 12 compare
  6. 3 Congo 12 compare
  7. 3 Ghana 12 compare
  8. 3 Liberia 12 compare
  9. 3 Mozambique 12 compare
  10. 3 Namibia 12 compare
  11. 3 Zimbabwe 12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Political stability - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo was 12 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2021.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for political stability - number of sources?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Political Stability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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