Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa

South Africa: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2308 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2308
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
179th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2913
in 1996
All-time low
0.2308
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa, 1996–2024

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.2911998: 0.2912000: 0.2772002: 0.2712003: 0.2712004: 0.2412005: 0.2412006: 0.2412007: 0.2412008: 0.2412009: 0.2412010: 0.2412011: 0.2372012: 0.2372013: 0.2312014: 0.2312015: 0.2312016: 0.2312017: 0.2312018: 0.2312019: 0.2312020: 0.2312021: 0.2312022: 0.2312023: 0.2352024: 0.231

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa is 0.2308, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa peaked at 0.2913 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2308, in 2013.

South Africa ranks 179th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2913
1998 0.2913 +0.0%
2000 0.2774 -4.8%
2002 0.2712 -2.2%
2003 0.2712 +0.0%
2004 0.2411 -11.1%
2005 0.2411 +0.0%
2006 0.2411 +0.0%
2007 0.2411 +0.0%
2008 0.2411 +0.0%
2009 0.2411 +0.0%
2010 0.2411 +0.0%
2011 0.2367 -1.8%
2012 0.2367 +0.0%
2013 0.2308 -2.5%
2014 0.2308 +0.0%
2015 0.2308 +0.0%
2016 0.2308 +0.0%
2017 0.2308 +0.0%
2018 0.2308 +0.0%
2019 0.2308 +0.0%
2020 0.2308 +0.0%
2021 0.2308 +0.0%
2022 0.2308 +0.0%
2023 0.2345 +1.6%
2024 0.2308 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2913 0.2913 0.2913 2
2000s 0.2518 0.2411 0.2774 9
2010s 0.233 0.2308 0.2411 10
2020s 0.2315 0.2308 0.2345 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 176 Saudi Arabia 0.2318 compare
  2. 177 China 0.2314 compare
  3. 178 Eswatini 0.2313 compare
  4. 180 Uzbekistan 0.2304 compare
  5. 181 Botswana 0.2293 compare
  6. 181 Ghana 0.2293 compare
  7. 181 Namibia 0.2293 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa?
Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Africa was 0.2308 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.2913 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2308 in 2013.
How does South Africa rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
South Africa ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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