Timor-Leste - Government Effectiveness 2021

Government Effectiveness · World Bank WGI
-0.75 +0.00 from 2020 Global rank: 151st

Timor-Leste's government effectiveness was -0.75 in 2021, increased +0.00 from -0.76 in 2020. This was the 151st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021
Government Effectiveness by Country - 2021
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Singapore 2.25 -1.6%
2nd Monaco 2.03 -0.1%
3rd Switzerland 1.99 1.0%
4th Denmark 1.96 6.5%
5th Finland 1.92 0.9%
6th Norway 1.80 -4.9%
7th Andorra 1.75 0.0%
8th San Marino 1.75 0.0%
9th Netherlands 1.73 -4.4%
10th Luxembourg 1.68 -6.4%
11th Sweden 1.61 -3.6%
12th Iceland 1.59 8.0%
13th Canada 1.56 -2.3%
14th Austria 1.53 -4.8%
15th Hong Kong SAR, China 1.49 -8.1%
16th Australia 1.47 -6.5%
17th Bermuda 1.47 0.1%
18th Liechtenstein 1.46 -16.8%
19th Ireland 1.46 2.0%
20th Brunei Darussalam 1.41 1.7%
21st Korea 1.37 -0.3%
22nd United Arab Emirates 1.36 6.1%
23rd Japan 1.36 -12.0%
24th Estonia 1.34 3.4%
25th New Zealand 1.31 -15.1%
26th United States 1.30 1.8%
27th Germany 1.29 -1.9%
28th Israel 1.25 18.9%
29th Cayman Islands 1.24 15.3%
30th United Kingdom 1.24 -6.9%
31st France 1.23 2.0%
32nd Slovenia 1.14 1.4%
33rd Belgium 1.09 0.7%
34th Aruba 1.08 0.8%
35th Macao SAR, China 1.08 0.8%
36th Qatar 1.08 24.1%
37th Czechia 1.07 17.4%
38th Lithuania 1.02 0.3%
39th Malaysia 0.95 -6.8%
40th Portugal 0.95 -2.8%
41st Spain 0.91 6.3%
42nd Seychelles 0.90 32.5%
43rd Malta 0.85 -14.2%
44th Latvia 0.83 -0.6%
45th Mauritius 0.81 -4.6%
46th China 0.81 25.5%
47th Uruguay 0.80 9.5%
48th Greenland 0.75 -2.4%
49th Bhutan 0.71 132.7%
50th Cyprus 0.70 -16.9%
51st Bahrain 0.68 74.8%
52nd Fiji 0.66 11.8%
53rd American Samoa 0.64 1.0%
54th Guam 0.64 1.0%
55th Virgin Islands (US) 0.64 1.0%
56th Georgia 0.62 -14.0%
57th Hungary 0.60 10.8%
58th Chile 0.59 -16.3%
59th Croatia 0.55 30.0%
60th Barbados 0.50 12.2%
61st Slovak Republic 0.49 -2.3%
62nd Saudi Arabia 0.46 309.0%
63rd Maldives 0.44 578.3%
64th Bahamas, The 0.42 3.6%
65th Greece 0.41 0.8%
66th Samoa 0.38 -30.3%
67th Jamaica 0.38 -28.7%
68th Palau 0.37 -5.2%
69th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.36 -42.9%
70th Indonesia 0.35 9.3%
71st Italy 0.33 -9.8%
72nd Botswana 0.32 92.8%
73rd Tonga 0.31 10.7%
74th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.31 -0.2%
75th Micronesia, Federated States of 0.30 -14.7%
76th Poland 0.25 -21.6%
77th India 0.25 -33.5%
78th Viet Nam 0.24 25.8%
79th Rwanda 0.23 -17.0%
80th Costa Rica 0.22 13.4%
81st Thailand 0.22 9.0%
82nd Azerbaijan 0.21 237.5%
83rd Jordan 0.19 104.9%
84th Trinidad and Tobago 0.15 -10.9%
85th Panama 0.12 -24.9%
86th Kiribati 0.09 -30.2%
87th Nauru 0.09 -36.3%
88th Namibia 0.04 -25.3%
89th Philippines 0.03 -48.7%
90th Kazakhstan 0.03 -71.9%
91st Senegal 0.02 141.2%
92nd Marshall Islands 0.02 -80.5%
93rd Grenada 0.02 728.2%
94th Serbia 0.01 128.8%
95th Cabo Verde 0.00 -99.1%
96th Dominican Republic 0.00 99.1%
97th Montenegro -0.03 71.4%
98th Albania -0.04 76.8%
99th Colombia -0.05 -664.3%
100th South Africa -0.07 -250.7%
101st Kuwait -0.07 62.4%
102nd Sri Lanka -0.12 -45.8%
103rd Türkiye -0.12 25.0%
104th Dominica -0.12 5.1%
105th St. Lucia -0.12 -139.2%
106th North Macedonia -0.12 -531.1%
107th Oman -0.16 -248.5%
108th Romania -0.16 43.1%
109th Morocco -0.17 8.6%
110th Bulgaria -0.17 19.0%
111th Ghana -0.18 10.4%
112th Antigua and Barbuda -0.19 5.3%
113th Tunisia -0.21 -11.1%
114th Russian Federation -0.21 -89.4%
115th Benin -0.24 18.3%
116th Ecuador -0.24 48.7%
117th Cuba -0.25 -22.4%
118th Kosovo -0.26 22.8%
119th Guyana -0.26 41.5%
120th Uzbekistan -0.26 57.0%
121st Armenia -0.28 7.3%
122nd Peru -0.30 -0.3%
123rd Puerto Rico (US) -0.30 -1.2%
124th Kenya -0.33 18.4%
125th El Salvador -0.34 -30.8%
126th Mexico -0.34 -27.1%
127th Argentina -0.39 -53.6%
128th Tuvalu -0.41 6.5%
129th Moldova -0.44 18.0%
130th Pakistan -0.44 23.2%
131st Ukraine -0.44 -7.2%
132nd Egypt, Arab Republic of -0.46 -2.6%
133rd Cambodia -0.47 -5.4%
134th Brazil -0.49 -5.9%
135th Mongolia -0.52 -22.8%
136th Belize -0.53 12.7%
137th Côte d'Ivoire -0.54 0.4%
138th Vanuatu -0.55 -43.6%
139th Uganda -0.60 2.6%
140th Lao PDR -0.62 16.6%
141st Niger -0.64 2.6%
142nd Tajikistan -0.65 15.0%
143rd Tanzania -0.65 12.3%
144th Algeria -0.65 -13.8%
145th Bangladesh -0.65 16.2%
146th Paraguay -0.66 -16.0%
147th Gambia, The -0.68 14.0%
148th Suriname -0.68 -17.6%
149th Togo -0.69 6.0%
150th Eswatini -0.75 0.4%
151st Timor-Leste -0.75 0.3%
152nd São Tomé and Principe -0.76 -6.6%
153rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.76 -5.1%
154th Burkina Faso -0.77 -8.0%
155th Mauritania -0.78 7.5%
156th Kyrgyz Republic -0.78 -34.7%
157th Guatemala -0.78 -9.7%
158th Malawi -0.79 3.1%
159th West Bank and Gaza -0.80 -17.7%
160th Mozambique -0.80 0.9%
161st Belarus -0.80 3.1%
162nd Gabon -0.82 17.7%
163rd Honduras -0.82 -26.8%
164th Djibouti -0.83 -9.3%
165th Solomon Islands -0.84 -20.2%
166th Zambia -0.84 -2.0%
167th Nicaragua -0.88 -30.2%
168th Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.89 12.8%
169th Papua New Guinea -0.89 -7.2%
170th Cameroon -0.90 2.9%
171st Nepal -0.93 5.6%
172nd Lesotho -0.95 3.2%
173rd Guinea -0.95 1.7%
174th Turkmenistan -0.96 6.1%
175th Nigeria -1.03 10.2%
176th Madagascar -1.03 2.4%
177th Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.07 0.2%
178th Angola -1.13 10.4%
179th Sierra Leone -1.15 -8.4%
180th Equatorial Guinea -1.18 2.6%
181st Mali -1.25 -5.5%
182nd Zimbabwe -1.29 3.9%
183rd Lebanon -1.31 -8.9%
184th Congo, Republic of -1.32 -5.2%
185th Iraq -1.32 -1.3%
186th Burundi -1.36 -4.3%
187th Liberia -1.41 3.4%
188th Myanmar -1.42 -39.3%
189th Guinea-Bissau -1.45 1.2%
190th Chad -1.46 3.3%
191st Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of -1.58 -6.4%
192nd Sudan -1.66 -8.0%
193rd Afghanistan -1.67 -3.7%
194th Central African Republic -1.67 3.2%
195th Eritrea -1.70 -3.2%
196th Libya -1.75 6.0%
197th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.76 -0.7%
198th Syrian Arab Republic -1.77 -0.7%
199th Comoros -1.81 -10.4%
200th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -2.09 2.2%
201st Haiti -2.22 -5.1%
202nd Yemen, Republic of -2.33 1.6%
203rd South Sudan -2.40 -3.5%

FAQ

What was Timor-Leste's government effectiveness in 2021?

Timor-Leste's government effectiveness in 2021 was -0.75. This ranked 151st globally.

How did Timor-Leste's government effectiveness change in 2021?

Timor-Leste's government effectiveness increased by 0.3% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest government effectiveness in 2021?

Singapore had the highest government effectiveness in 2021 at 2.25.

What is the government effectiveness of Timor-Leste in 2021?

The government effectiveness of Timor-Leste in 2021 was -0.75. This ranked 151st globally.

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for Timor-Leste's government effectiveness?

Timor-Leste's government effectiveness went from -0.76 in 2020 to -0.75 in 2021, a 0.3% increase.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Timor-Leste matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: -18.1%. View full analysis →