Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Congo
Congo: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2264 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Congo, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Congo stood at 0.2264. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Congo peaked at 0.3362 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2264, in 2024.
That places Congo 200th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3362 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3362 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.328 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.328 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2846 | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2585 | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2528 | -2.2% |
| 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 | 0.2453 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2453 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2453 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2453 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2453 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2406 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2406 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2406 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2264 | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2264 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.2264 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2403, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3362 | 0.3362 | 0.3362 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.282 | 0.2528 | 0.328 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2476 | 0.2453 | 0.2528 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2367 | 0.2264 | 0.2453 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 200 Angola 0.2264 compare
- 200 Burkina Faso 0.2264 compare
- 200 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2264 compare
- 200 Liberia 0.2264 compare
- 200 Mozambique 0.2264 compare
- 200 Zimbabwe 0.2264 compare
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Congo?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3362 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2264 in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Congo ranks 200th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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