Political Stability - Number of sources in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Political Stability - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 208 countries
All-time high
10
in 2022
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Number of sources in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 9 for political stability - number of sources in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.
That places Saudi Arabia 79th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Number of sources in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 9 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.67 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.7 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - number of sources in Saudi Arabia?
- Political stability - number of sources in Saudi Arabia was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2022.
- What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for political stability - number of sources?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 79th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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