Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Belarus
Belarus: Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) was -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rule of Law - Governance estimate in Belarus, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rule of law - governance estimate in Belarus is -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and down 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rule of law - governance estimate in Belarus peaked at -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.
Belarus ranks 184th 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.
Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Belarus, year by year
| Year | approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | — |
| 1998 | -0.7605 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +30.7% |
| 2000 | -0.979 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +28.7% |
| 2002 | -0.9164 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -6.4% |
| 2003 | -0.9184 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | -0.7433 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -19.1% |
| 2005 | -0.923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +24.2% |
| 2006 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +24.7% |
| 2007 | -1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.6% |
| 2008 | -0.9727 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -8.5% |
| 2009 | -0.935 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | -0.9343 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | -0.9771 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | -0.7618 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -22.0% |
| 2013 | -0.842 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | -0.7754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -7.9% |
| 2015 | -0.7711 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | -0.7515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -2.5% |
| 2017 | -0.7928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | -0.7626 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | -0.8181 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +7.3% |
| 2020 | -0.9116 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +11.4% |
| 2021 | -1.11 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +21.6% |
| 2022 | -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +8.3% |
| 2023 | -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -3.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.2073 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 5.9× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Belarus's -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.662 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.6712 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7605 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 2 |
| 2000s | -0.9558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7433 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 9 |
| 2010s | -0.8187 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9771 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.7515 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.9116 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is rule of law - governance estimate in Belarus?
- Rule of law - governance estimate in Belarus was -1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5819 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
- What is the lowest rule of law - governance estimate recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
- How does Belarus rank for rule of law - governance estimate?
- Belarus ranks 184th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rule of law - governance estimate rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belarus data come from?
- The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Rule of Law - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rule of Law (RL) captures perceptions of the extent to which agents respect and follow the rules of society, including contract enforcement, property rights, the police, courts, and the likelihood of crime and violence. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.