Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Tonga
Tonga: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 40.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
40.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
126th
of 206 countries
All-time high
44.8%
in 2019
All-time low
22.0%
in 2004
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tonga, 2004–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tonga stood at 40.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tonga peaked at 44.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2004.
Tonga ranks 126th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 22.0% | — |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 34.7% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 34.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 44.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 40.6% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 40.7% | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 40.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.9%, 93% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 40.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 46.9%, 87% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1% | 22.0% | 34.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 34.2% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 36.8% | 41.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tonga?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Tonga was 40.7% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2004.
- How does Tonga rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Tonga ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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