Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2264 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2264
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
200th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3561
in 1996
All-time low
0.2224
in 2021
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2025

00.10.20.30.41996201020251996: 0.3561998: 0.3562000: 0.3462002: 0.3462003: 0.3462004: 0.2612005: 0.2612006: 0.2532007: 0.2532008: 0.2532009: 0.2532010: 0.2532011: 0.2532012: 0.2532013: 0.2452014: 0.2452015: 0.2452016: 0.2392017: 0.2392018: 0.2262019: 0.2262020: 0.2262021: 0.2222022: 0.2222023: 0.2272024: 0.2262025: 0.226

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.2264.

The figure is down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.3561 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2224, in 2021.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 200th 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 0.3561 —
1998 0.3561 +0.0%
2000 0.3464 -2.7%
2002 0.3464 +0.0%
2003 0.3464 +0.0%
2004 0.2609 -24.7%
2005 0.2609 +0.0%
2006 0.2528 -3.1%
2007 0.2528 +0.0%
2008 0.2528 +0.0%
2009 0.2528 +0.0%
2010 0.2528 +0.0%
2011 0.2528 +0.0%
2012 0.2528 +0.0%
2013 0.2453 -2.9%
2014 0.2453 +0.0%
2015 0.2453 +0.0%
2016 0.239 -2.6%
2017 0.239 +0.0%
2018 0.2261 -5.4%
2019 0.2261 +0.0%
2020 0.2261 +0.0%
2021 0.2224 -1.6%
2022 0.2224 +0.0%
2023 0.2275 +2.3%
2024 0.2264 -0.5%
2025 0.2264 +0.0%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2264 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2449, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2264 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2394, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3561 0.3561 0.3561 2
2000s 0.2858 0.2528 0.3464 9
2010s 0.2425 0.2261 0.2528 10
2020s 0.2252 0.2224 0.2275 6

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 200 Angola 0.2264 compare
  2. 200 Burkina Faso 0.2264 compare
  3. 200 Congo 0.2264 compare
  4. 200 Liberia 0.2264 compare
  5. 200 Mozambique 0.2264 compare
  6. 200 Zimbabwe 0.2264 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.2264 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.3561 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2224 in 2021.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 200th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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