Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2264 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2264
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
200th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2264
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Zimbabwe, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Zimbabwe stood at 0.2264. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2264, in 2025.
That places Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2953 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2953 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2897 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2794 | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2794 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2459 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2412 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2347 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2275 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2275 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2264 | -0.5% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.2264 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2403, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe'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 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2582 | 0.2459 | 0.2897 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2376 | 0.2347 | 0.2459 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2309 | 0.2264 | 0.2347 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 200 Angola 0.2264 compare
- 200 Burkina Faso 0.2264 compare
- 200 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.2264 compare
- 200 Congo 0.2264 compare
- 200 Liberia 0.2264 compare
- 200 Mozambique 0.2264 compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2726 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies -0.5886 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Zimbabwe?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Zimbabwe was 0.2264 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2264 in 2025.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Zimbabwe ranks 200th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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