Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in East Timor

East Timor: Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate was -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
-0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
173rd
of 205 countries
All-time high
-0.2791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
All-time low
-1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2013
Years of data
23
2002–2024

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in East Timor, 2002–2024

-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.252002201320242002: -0.279 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: -0.808 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: -1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: -0.989 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: -0.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: -0.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: -0.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: -0.978 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: -0.718 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: -0.72 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: -0.732 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: -0.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: -0.855 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: -0.899 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

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

In 2024, government effectiveness - governance estimate in East Timor stood at -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - governance estimate in East Timor peaked at -0.2791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2013.

East Timor ranks 173rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in East Timor, 2002 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
2002 -0.2791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
2003 -0.8083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +189.6%
2004 -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -40.2%
2005 -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +140.1%
2006 -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.1%
2007 -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.3%
2008 -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.5%
2009 -1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +2.5%
2010 -1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +11.0%
2011 -1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.9%
2012 -1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.0%
2013 -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.9%
2014 -0.989 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -25.7%
2015 -0.99 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.1%
2016 -0.9896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0%
2017 -0.9895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0%
2018 -0.9782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.1%
2019 -0.7176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.6%
2020 -0.7197 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +0.3%
2021 -0.7316 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%
2022 -0.7602 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +3.9%
2023 -0.855 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +12.5%
2024 -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.1%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.6471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 -189.6% -0.2791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
2005 -140.1% -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
2004 +40.2% -0.8083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.483 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s -0.9364 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 8
2010s -1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7176 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s -0.793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.7197 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 170 Nepal -0.8845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 171 Guinea -0.8882 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 172 Kyrgyzstan -0.8885 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 174 Papua New Guinea -0.9004 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 175 Guatemala -0.9094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 176 Sierra Leone -0.9671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More reference data data for East Timor

All data for East Timor →

Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - governance estimate in East Timor?
Government effectiveness - governance estimate in East Timor was -0.8986 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was -0.2791 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - governance estimate recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was -1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2013.
How does East Timor rank for government effectiveness - governance estimate?
East Timor ranks 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - governance estimate rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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 Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in East Timor. Statizoid, drawing on The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-effectiveness-governance-estimate-approx-2-5-to-2-5/timor-leste/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/government-effectiveness-governance-estimate-approx-2-5-to-2-5/timor-leste/">Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate in East Timor</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 5,161 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Government Effectiveness (GE) captures perceptions of the quality of public services, the civil service, policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of a government’s decisions. 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.