Political Stability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa
South Africa: Political Stability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for was 61.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa, 1996–2024
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa is 61.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa peaked at 75.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2021.
That places South Africa 157th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Political Stability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 64.5% | — |
| 1998 | 64.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 67.4% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 66.6% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 61.5% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 64.0% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 67.4% | 75.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 68.4% | 65.8% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 59.1% | 68.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa?
- Political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa was 61.8% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- South Africa ranks 157th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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