South Africa - Political Stability and Absence of Violence (percentile rank) 58.9
World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 216 economies tracked
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Ranking Race — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (percentile rank)
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. South Africa climbed from #126 to #151 (overtook Brazil). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for South Africa ↓Key Events — South Africa
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2000Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2004Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2008Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2009Global crisis recession curatedFirst recession in 17 years.
2015Credit rating downgrades curatedFiscal and growth concerns trigger rating cuts.
2020COVID-19 recession curatedDeepest contraction in a century.
2021Fell 39 places in global rank auto
2024Overtook Brazil in global rank auto
Political Stability and Absence of Violence (percentile rank), 1996-2025
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