Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2402 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2402
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3085
in 1996
All-time low
0.2343
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.2402 for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.3085 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2343, in 2022.
That places Saudi Arabia 153rd 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3085 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3085 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3085 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3085 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3085 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.265 | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.265 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2571 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2502 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2355 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2355 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2355 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2355 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2355 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2343 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2402 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2402 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2402 | +0.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2402 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 97% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2402 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2482, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3085 | 0.3085 | 0.3085 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2769 | 0.2571 | 0.3085 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2499 | 0.2355 | 0.2571 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2376 | 0.2343 | 0.2402 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 150 Algeria 0.2406 compare
- 151 Kyrgyzstan 0.2403 compare
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- 154 Papua New Guinea 0.2394 compare
- 155 Cameroon 0.2394 compare
- 155 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2394 compare
- 155 Egypt 0.2394 compare
- 155 Ethiopia 0.2394 compare
- 155 Gabon 0.2394 compare
- 155 Gambia 0.2394 compare
- 155 Guinea 0.2394 compare
- 155 Madagascar 0.2394 compare
- 155 Malawi 0.2394 compare
- 155 Morocco 0.2394 compare
- 155 Niger 0.2394 compare
- 155 Senegal 0.2394 compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 0.2394 compare
- 155 Tanzania 0.2394 compare
- 155 Togo 0.2394 compare
- 155 Tunisia 0.2394 compare
- 155 Uganda 0.2394 compare
- 155 Zambia 0.2394 compare
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Saudi Arabia was 0.2402 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3085 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2343 in 2022.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 153rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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