Governance · Southern Africa

South Africa Political Stability

-0.38as of 2025Reported+20.9% vs 2024

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for political stability and absence of violence, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong). Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2025 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods · World Bank
PeriodPolitical Stability
2025-0.38
2024-0.48
2023-0.63
2022-0.68
2021-0.77
2020-0.25
2019-0.34
2018-0.3
2017-0.39
2016-0.34
2015-0.31
2014-0.22

Political Stability across Africa

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CountryPolitical StabilityPeriod
Nigeria-1.742025
Kenya-1.122025
Egypt-0.892025
Ghana0.092025
Ethiopia-1.852025
Tanzania-0.482025

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