Political Stability - Number of sources in Congo

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 2024
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

46810121996201020251996: 41998: 42000: 52002: 52003: 52004: 62005: 72006: 82007: 82008: 82009: 82010: 82011: 82012: 82013: 92014: 92015: 92016: 92017: 92018: 92019: 92020: 92021: 102022: 102023: 102024: 122025: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - number of sources in Congo stood at 12. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Congo peaked at 12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.

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 Congo, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Congo, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 4 —
1998 4 +0.0%
2000 5 +25.0%
2002 5 +0.0%
2003 5 +0.0%
2004 6 +20.0%
2005 7 +16.7%
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 9 +0.0%
2017 9 +0.0%
2018 9 +0.0%
2019 9 +0.0%
2020 9 +0.0%
2021 10 +11.1%
2022 10 +0.0%
2023 10 +0.0%
2024 12 +20.0%
2025 12 +0.0%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • 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 4 4 4 2
2000s 6.67 5 8 9
2010s 8.7 8 9 10
2020s 10.5 9 12 6

Countries ranked near 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 Democratic Republic of 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

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in Congo?
Political stability - number of sources in Congo was 12 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
How does Congo rank for political stability - number of sources?
Congo ranks 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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Indicator
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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