Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in East Timor
East Timor: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2571 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2571
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 2002
All-time low
0.2403
in 2018
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in East Timor, 2002–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.2571 for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in East Timor peaked at 0.4603 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2403, in 2018.
That places East Timor 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.4603 | — |
| 2003 | 0.4603 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3975 | -13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3375 | -15.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3072 | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3032 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2593 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2593 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2403 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2747 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2747 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2725 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2571 | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2571 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.2571 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.2571 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3481 | 0.2593 | 0.4603 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.259 | 0.2403 | 0.2747 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2626 | 0.2571 | 0.2747 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in East Timor?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in East Timor was 0.2571 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 2002.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2403 in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- East Timor ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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