Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in China
China: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2358 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2358
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
173rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3085
in 1996
All-time low
0.2313
in 2020
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in China, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in China is 0.2358, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in China peaked at 0.3085 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2313, in 2020.
China ranks 173rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3085 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3085 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2968 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2858 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2858 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2502 | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2502 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2502 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2502 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2502 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2502 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2502 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2452 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2452 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2452 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2452 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2452 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2452 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2452 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2452 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2452 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2313 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2313 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2313 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.237 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2358 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2358 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2358 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2497, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2358 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2657, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3085 | 0.3085 | 0.3085 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2633 | 0.2502 | 0.2968 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2457 | 0.2452 | 0.2502 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2338 | 0.2313 | 0.237 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 174 Eswatini 0.2352 compare
- 175 Bangladesh 0.235 compare
- 175 Sri Lanka 0.235 compare
- 175 Uzbekistan 0.235 compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in China?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in China was 0.2358 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3085 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2313 in 2020.
- How does China rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- China ranks 173rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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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