Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.235 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.235
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
175th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2306
in 2022
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka is 0.235, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2306, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 175th 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 Sri Lanka, 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 | 0.2306 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2363 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2363 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.235 | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.235 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2497, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.235 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.2377, 99% of the median. (6 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 | 0.2378 | 0.2306 | 0.2444 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 173 China 0.2358 compare
- 174 Eswatini 0.2352 compare
- 175 Bangladesh 0.235 compare
- 175 Uzbekistan 0.235 compare
- 178 South Africa 0.235 compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Sri Lanka was 0.235 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2306 in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 175th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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