Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Panama
Panama: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2497 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2497
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
88th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2444
in 2012
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Panama, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Panama stood at 0.2497.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Panama peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2444, in 2012.
That places Panama 88th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2953 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2953 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2953 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2844 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2844 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2493 | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2493 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2444 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2444 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2511 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2511 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2497 | -0.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.2497 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.2497 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2511, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2622 | 0.2493 | 0.2953 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2454 | 0.2444 | 0.2493 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2475 | 0.2444 | 0.2511 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 88 Albania 0.2497 compare
- 88 Bolivia 0.2497 compare
- 88 Costa Rica 0.2497 compare
- 88 Dominican Republic 0.2497 compare
- 88 Ecuador 0.2497 compare
- 88 El Salvador 0.2497 compare
- 88 Guatemala 0.2497 compare
- 88 Jamaica 0.2497 compare
- 88 Moldova 0.2497 compare
- 88 Pakistan 0.2497 compare
- 88 Paraguay 0.2497 compare
- 88 Serbia 0.2497 compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2497 compare
- 88 Uruguay 0.2497 compare
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Panama?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Panama was 0.2497 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2444 in 2012.
- How does Panama rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Panama ranks 88th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Panama 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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