Sri Lanka: Political stability

Sri Lanka: Political stability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)

: For that indicator, The World Bank provides data for Sri Lanka from 1996 to 2016. The average value for Sri Lanka during that period was -1.02 points with a minumum of -1.9 points in 2000 and a maximum of 0.09 points in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The index of Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including politically-motivated violence and terrorism. The index is an average of several other indexes from the Economist Intelligence Unit, the World Economic Forum, and the Political Risk Services, among others.