Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga
Tonga: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.3116 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.3116
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
24th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.4603
in 2004
All-time low
0.3116
in 2024
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga, 2004–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga stood at 0.3116. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga peaked at 0.4603 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3116, in 2024.
Tonga ranks 24th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4603 | — |
| 2005 | 0.383 | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.383 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3445 | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3445 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3149 | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3435 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3116 | -9.3% |
| 2025 | 0.3116 | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.3116 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2317, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.3116 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3895 | 0.3445 | 0.4603 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3445 | 0.3445 | 0.3445 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3284 | 0.3116 | 0.3445 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 23 Macao 0.3388 compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.3116 compare
- 24 Vanuatu 0.3116 compare
- 27 Aruba 0.3105 compare
- 27 Cayman Islands 0.3105 compare
- 27 Liechtenstein 0.3105 compare
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 - standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Tonga was 0.3116 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4603 in 2004.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3116 in 2024.
- How does Tonga rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Tonga ranks 24th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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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