In 2023, the political stability and absence of violence/terrorism index in South Africa amounted to -0.67. Between 1996 and 2023, the figure dropped by 0.29, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Actual value and historical data chart for South Africa Political Stability And Absence Of Violence Terrorism Percentile Rank Lower Bound Of 90percent Confidence Interval

The average for 2023 based on 193 countries was -0.07 points. The highest value was in Liechtenstein: 1.61 points and the lowest value was in Syria: -2.75 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

South Africa ZA: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data was reported at -0.267 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.142 NA for 2016. South Africa ZA: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging -0.142 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.216 NA in 2007 and a record low of -0.543 NA in 1998. South Africa ZA: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Africa – Table ZA.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.

Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval in South Africa was reported at 35.55 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Africa - Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

In 2023, Mozambique had the lowest score in the political stability and absence of violence or terrorism index in Southern Africa, at minus 1.27 points. This indicates that the country is facing moderate to significant challenges, which have led to a low stability outcome. This is likely due to historical grievances, governance challenges, regional disparities, and external threats such as terrorism. In the same year, a few Southern African countries recorded positive index values, with Botswana achieving the highest score of 1.04 points.

Actual value and historical data chart for South Africa Political Stability And Absence Of Violence Terrorism Estimate

Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank in South Africa was reported at 20.85 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Africa - Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

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Context

This dataset is a derivative of Reinhart et. al's Global Financial Stability dataset which can be found online at: https://www.hbs.edu/behavioral-finance-and-financial-stability/data/Pages/global.aspx

The dataset will be valuable to those who seek to understand the dynamics of financial stability within the African context.

Content

The dataset specifically focuses on the Banking, Debt, Financial, Inflation and Systemic Crises that occurred, from 1860 to 2014, in 13 African countries, including: Algeria, Angola, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Acknowledgements

Reinhart, C., Rogoff, K., Trebesch, C. and Reinhart, V. (2019) Global Crises Data by Country. [online] https://www.hbs.edu/behavioral-finance-and-financial-stability/data. Available at: https://www.hbs.edu/behavioral-finance-and-financial-stability/data/Pages/global.aspx [Accessed: 17 July 2019].

Inspiration

My inspiration stems from two questions: "Which factors are most associated with Systemic Crises in Africa?" And; "At which annual rate of inflation does an Inflation Crisis become a practical certainty?"

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Key information about South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

• South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 4.7 Months of Import in Oct 2025, compared with the ratio of 5.0 in the previous month
• South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Oct 2004 to Oct 2025
• The data reached an all-time high of 10.4 in Jun 2020 and a record low of 2.4 in Oct 2004

• In the latest reports, South Africa Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 48.4 USD bn in Oct 2025
• Its Money Supply M2 increased 8.1 % YoY in Oct 2025
• South Africa Domestic Credit reached 350.8 USD bn in Oct 2025, representing an increased of 7.7 % YoY
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 5.0 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 5.1 % in the previous month
• Household Debt of South Africa reached 172.3 USD bn in Jun 2025, accounting for 41.0 % of the country's Nominal GDP

Government stability and policy metrics

南非 ZA: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate在2017达-0.267 NA，相较于2016的-0.142 NA有所下降。南非 ZA: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate数据按每年更新，1996至2017期间平均值为-0.142 NA，共19份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于2007，达0.216 NA，而历史最低值则出现于1998，为-0.543 NA。CEIC提供的南非 ZA: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的南非 – Table ZA.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators。