Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan

Bhutan: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2617 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2617
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3752
in 1996
All-time low
0.2556
in 2013
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan, 1996–2025

00.10.20.30.41996201020251996: 0.3751998: 0.3752000: 0.3752002: 0.3752003: 0.3752004: 0.3142005: 0.3142006: 0.3042007: 0.3042008: 0.2912009: 0.2632010: 0.2632011: 0.2632012: 0.2632013: 0.2562014: 0.2562015: 0.2562016: 0.2562017: 0.2562018: 0.2562019: 0.2562020: 0.2562021: 0.2562022: 0.2632023: 0.2632024: 0.2622025: 0.262

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan is 0.2617, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan peaked at 0.3752 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2556, in 2013.

Bhutan ranks 44th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.3752 —
1998 0.3752 +0.0%
2000 0.3752 +0.0%
2002 0.3752 +0.0%
2003 0.3752 +0.0%
2004 0.3138 -16.4%
2005 0.3138 +0.0%
2006 0.3038 -3.2%
2007 0.3038 +0.0%
2008 0.2912 -4.2%
2009 0.2634 -9.5%
2010 0.2634 +0.0%
2011 0.2634 +0.0%
2012 0.2634 +0.0%
2013 0.2556 -3.0%
2014 0.2556 +0.0%
2015 0.2556 +0.0%
2016 0.2556 +0.0%
2017 0.2556 +0.0%
2018 0.2556 +0.0%
2019 0.2556 +0.0%
2020 0.2556 +0.0%
2021 0.2556 +0.0%
2022 0.2634 +3.0%
2023 0.2634 +0.0%
2024 0.2617 -0.6%
2025 0.2617 +0.0%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 0.2617 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2403, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 0.2617 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2377, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3752 0.3752 0.3752 2
2000s 0.3239 0.2634 0.3752 9
2010s 0.2579 0.2556 0.2634 10
2020s 0.2602 0.2556 0.2634 6

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 41 Bahamas 0.2653 compare
  2. 42 Yemen 0.265 compare
  3. 43 Barbados 0.2619 compare
  4. 44 Laos 0.2617 compare
  5. 44 Tajikistan 0.2617 compare
  6. 44 East Timor 0.2617 compare
  7. 44 Turkmenistan 0.2617 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan?
Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan was 0.2617 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3752 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2556 in 2013.
How does Bhutan rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
Bhutan ranks 44th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate
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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