Political Stability - Number of sources in Liberia

Liberia: Political Stability - Number of sources was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
3rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
12
in 2017
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

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

246810121996201020251996: 31998: 42000: 52002: 52003: 52004: 72005: 72006: 72007: 72008: 72009: 82010: 82011: 92012: 102013: 112014: 112015: 112016: 112017: 122018: 122019: 122020: 122021: 122022: 122023: 112024: 112025: 12

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Liberia peaked at 12 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.

Liberia 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 Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Liberia, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 3 —
1998 4 +33.3%
2000 5 +25.0%
2002 5 +0.0%
2003 5 +0.0%
2004 7 +40.0%
2005 7 +0.0%
2006 7 +0.0%
2007 7 +0.0%
2008 7 +0.0%
2009 8 +14.3%
2010 8 +0.0%
2011 9 +12.5%
2012 10 +11.1%
2013 11 +10.0%
2014 11 +0.0%
2015 11 +0.0%
2016 11 +0.0%
2017 12 +9.1%
2018 12 +0.0%
2019 12 +0.0%
2020 12 +0.0%
2021 12 +0.0%
2022 12 +0.0%
2023 11 -8.3%
2024 11 +0.0%
2025 12 +9.1%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 12 is above the median for low income countries, which is 10, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Liberia'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 3.5 3 4 2
2000s 6.44 5 8 9
2010s 10.7 8 12 10
2020s 11.67 11 12 6

Countries ranked near Liberia

  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 Congo 12 compare
  8. 3 Ghana 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 Liberia?
Political stability - number of sources in Liberia was 12 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 12 in 2017.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
How does Liberia rank for political stability - number of sources?
Liberia ranks 3rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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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