Timor-Leste - Regulatory Quality 2013
-0.99
+0.03 from 2012
Timor-Leste's regulatory quality was -0.99 in 2013, increased +0.03 from -1.02 in 2012. This was the 167th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2013▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Singapore | 1.96 | 0.1% |
| 2nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.92 | -1.1% |
| 3rd | Sweden | 1.90 | -0.2% |
| 4th | Finland | 1.84 | 1.1% |
| 5th | New Zealand | 1.82 | -1.4% |
| 6th | Denmark | 1.80 | 0.1% |
| 7th | Australia | 1.79 | 0.7% |
| 8th | Luxembourg | 1.77 | 0.6% |
| 9th | United Kingdom | 1.76 | 7.5% |
| 10th | Netherlands | 1.76 | 0.9% |
| 11th | Canada | 1.73 | 1.3% |
| 12th | Norway | 1.66 | 7.6% |
| 13th | Switzerland | 1.62 | -1.9% |
| 14th | Ireland | 1.57 | 0.7% |
| 15th | Liechtenstein | 1.57 | 1.2% |
| 16th | Andorra | 1.56 | -0.2% |
| 17th | Germany | 1.54 | 1.0% |
| 18th | Chile | 1.48 | -3.5% |
| 19th | Austria | 1.48 | -2.3% |
| 20th | Estonia | 1.44 | 2.1% |
| 21st | Aruba | 1.42 | 1.3% |
| 22nd | Greenland | 1.39 | 1.5% |
| 23rd | Macao SAR, China | 1.34 | -0.7% |
| 24th | Bermuda | 1.32 | -0.1% |
| 25th | Malta | 1.29 | -2.3% |
| 26th | Belgium | 1.28 | 5.0% |
| 27th | United States | 1.26 | -2.6% |
| 28th | Israel | 1.16 | -1.0% |
| 29th | France | 1.15 | 2.3% |
| 30th | Lithuania | 1.15 | 2.6% |
| 31st | Iceland | 1.13 | 1.8% |
| 32nd | Cayman Islands | 1.11 | 0.9% |
| 33rd | Japan | 1.11 | -2.5% |
| 34th | Brunei Darussalam | 1.10 | -4.1% |
| 35th | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1.08 | 0.0% |
| 36th | Czechia | 1.08 | 2.4% |
| 37th | Poland | 1.05 | 5.6% |
| 38th | Latvia | 1.04 | 2.6% |
| 39th | Korea | 0.99 | 14.2% |
| 40th | Spain | 0.93 | -1.5% |
| 41st | Slovak Republic | 0.93 | -10.9% |
| 42nd | Cyprus | 0.91 | -19.0% |
| 43rd | Hungary | 0.90 | -8.4% |
| 44th | Mauritius | 0.89 | -4.2% |
| 45th | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.85 | -7.4% |
| 46th | Portugal | 0.80 | -2.8% |
| 47th | Italy | 0.78 | 4.6% |
| 48th | United Arab Emirates | 0.77 | 15.5% |
| 49th | Costa Rica | 0.75 | 0.5% |
| 50th | Qatar | 0.74 | -6.9% |
| 51st | Georgia | 0.73 | 9.3% |
| 52nd | Uruguay | 0.72 | 19.5% |
| 53rd | Botswana | 0.64 | -8.2% |
| 54th | Romania | 0.63 | 12.4% |
| 55th | Greece | 0.63 | 20.3% |
| 56th | Slovenia | 0.62 | -0.1% |
| 57th | Bahrain | 0.60 | -12.0% |
| 58th | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.60 | 0.4% |
| 59th | Guam | 0.60 | 0.4% |
| 60th | Virgin Islands (US) | 0.60 | 0.4% |
| 61st | Malaysia | 0.57 | 19.0% |
| 62nd | Bulgaria | 0.55 | -4.5% |
| 63rd | Oman | 0.47 | 1.0% |
| 64th | Türkiye | 0.46 | 2.7% |
| 65th | Barbados | 0.45 | 0.9% |
| 66th | Panama | 0.45 | -4.5% |
| 67th | Mexico | 0.42 | -0.1% |
| 68th | Peru | 0.41 | -6.9% |
| 69th | South Africa | 0.38 | -4.6% |
| 70th | Croatia | 0.37 | 4.5% |
| 71st | American Samoa | 0.36 | 1.0% |
| 72nd | Colombia | 0.34 | 4.1% |
| 73rd | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.32 | -5.9% |
| 74th | St. Lucia | 0.29 | -5.8% |
| 75th | Dominica | 0.29 | -3.7% |
| 76th | Albania | 0.25 | 5.7% |
| 77th | Grenada | 0.25 | -1.1% |
| 78th | North Macedonia | 0.25 | -6.4% |
| 79th | Armenia | 0.24 | -29.6% |
| 80th | El Salvador | 0.23 | -0.5% |
| 81st | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.21 | -14.1% |
| 82nd | Bahamas, The | 0.19 | -52.2% |
| 83rd | Jamaica | 0.18 | 4.5% |
| 84th | Jordan | 0.17 | -28.3% |
| 85th | Namibia | 0.16 | 5.3% |
| 86th | Brazil | 0.15 | -15.6% |
| 87th | Thailand | 0.13 | -4.8% |
| 88th | West Bank and Gaza | 0.12 | 64.3% |
| 89th | Montenegro | 0.09 | 171.9% |
| 90th | Saudi Arabia | 0.08 | -19.6% |
| 91st | Ghana | 0.06 | -37.3% |
| 92nd | Philippines | 0.02 | -42.9% |
| 93rd | Dominican Republic | -0.02 | 65.8% |
| 94th | Rwanda | -0.03 | 76.1% |
| 95th | Kosovo | -0.04 | -1.1% |
| 96th | Serbia | -0.06 | 11.0% |
| 97th | Senegal | -0.07 | 32.9% |
| 98th | Kuwait | -0.07 | -83.4% |
| 99th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.07 | -21.3% |
| 100th | Lebanon | -0.08 | 41.1% |
| 101st | Moldova | -0.09 | 26.0% |
| 102nd | Morocco | -0.09 | 17.9% |
| 103rd | Seychelles | -0.11 | 16.1% |
| 104th | Cabo Verde | -0.12 | -685.8% |
| 105th | Indonesia | -0.12 | 44.4% |
| 106th | Eswatini | -0.15 | 51.4% |
| 107th | Sri Lanka | -0.17 | -32.2% |
| 108th | Burkina Faso | -0.20 | -42.0% |
| 109th | Honduras | -0.20 | 3.6% |
| 110th | Paraguay | -0.25 | 5.4% |
| 111th | Samoa | -0.27 | 23.3% |
| 112th | Uganda | -0.28 | -5.4% |
| 113th | Tunisia | -0.29 | -17.7% |
| 114th | Guatemala | -0.29 | -9.2% |
| 115th | Nicaragua | -0.31 | 0.6% |
| 116th | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.33 | 5.4% |
| 117th | Kenya | -0.33 | -2.8% |
| 118th | China | -0.33 | -16.6% |
| 119th | Mongolia | -0.33 | -53.7% |
| 120th | Cambodia | -0.35 | 0.8% |
| 121st | Tanzania | -0.35 | 13.9% |
| 122nd | Russian Federation | -0.36 | -3.1% |
| 123rd | Kazakhstan | -0.38 | 3.9% |
| 124th | Lesotho | -0.38 | 30.5% |
| 125th | Gambia, The | -0.38 | -46.5% |
| 126th | Benin | -0.42 | -3.6% |
| 127th | Mozambique | -0.42 | 10.4% |
| 128th | Azerbaijan | -0.43 | 13.0% |
| 129th | Suriname | -0.45 | 6.3% |
| 130th | Belize | -0.45 | -2.4% |
| 131st | Maldives | -0.46 | -13.8% |
| 132nd | India | -0.48 | 0.6% |
| 133rd | Zambia | -0.49 | -11.4% |
| 134th | Mali | -0.52 | -21.6% |
| 135th | Papua New Guinea | -0.52 | 0.4% |
| 136th | Fiji | -0.53 | 10.5% |
| 137th | Vanuatu | -0.54 | 27.9% |
| 138th | Djibouti | -0.54 | -19.1% |
| 139th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -0.56 | -44.6% |
| 140th | Niger | -0.58 | 4.3% |
| 141st | Ukraine | -0.59 | -5.6% |
| 142nd | Guyana | -0.61 | 2.9% |
| 143rd | Gabon | -0.61 | -15.4% |
| 144th | Viet Nam | -0.65 | 3.6% |
| 145th | Tonga | -0.66 | -1.7% |
| 146th | Madagascar | -0.66 | -14.4% |
| 147th | Mauritania | -0.67 | -2.9% |
| 148th | Malawi | -0.68 | 4.6% |
| 149th | Nigeria | -0.68 | 5.7% |
| 150th | Pakistan | -0.71 | 2.4% |
| 151st | Sierra Leone | -0.72 | -1.4% |
| 152nd | Yemen, Republic of | -0.74 | -5.7% |
| 153rd | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.75 | 2.9% |
| 154th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.79 | 5.5% |
| 155th | São Tomé and Principe | -0.81 | -1.0% |
| 156th | Ecuador | -0.84 | 11.2% |
| 157th | Lao PDR | -0.86 | -3.1% |
| 158th | Nepal | -0.86 | -6.6% |
| 159th | Burundi | -0.90 | 5.5% |
| 160th | Liberia | -0.92 | 12.1% |
| 161st | Bangladesh | -0.92 | 3.7% |
| 162nd | Argentina | -0.93 | -3.4% |
| 163rd | Haiti | -0.94 | 0.6% |
| 164th | Togo | -0.94 | -10.0% |
| 165th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -0.94 | 0.8% |
| 166th | Cameroon | -0.96 | -3.1% |
| 167th | Timor-Leste | -0.99 | 3.1% |
| 168th | Palau | -0.99 | 0.3% |
| 169th | Chad | -1.01 | 6.0% |
| 170th | Guinea | -1.02 | -0.5% |
| 171st | Angola | -1.04 | -5.2% |
| 172nd | Tajikistan | -1.07 | -5.4% |
| 173rd | Bhutan | -1.09 | 0.6% |
| 174th | Solomon Islands | -1.11 | -6.3% |
| 175th | Marshall Islands | -1.11 | -5.3% |
| 176th | Iraq | -1.13 | 1.0% |
| 177th | Algeria | -1.14 | 13.8% |
| 178th | Belarus | -1.16 | 1.2% |
| 179th | Central African Republic | -1.17 | -9.0% |
| 180th | Afghanistan | -1.19 | 0.0% |
| 181st | Comoros | -1.22 | 12.3% |
| 182nd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.26 | 14.8% |
| 183rd | Guinea-Bissau | -1.29 | -4.9% |
| 184th | Tuvalu | -1.31 | -6.1% |
| 185th | Kiribati | -1.35 | -1.8% |
| 186th | Congo, Republic of | -1.35 | 0.1% |
| 187th | Nauru | -1.38 | -15.8% |
| 188th | Sudan | -1.46 | 1.0% |
| 189th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.49 | -4.5% |
| 190th | Myanmar | -1.50 | 18.2% |
| 191st | South Sudan | -1.52 | -4.7% |
| 192nd | Equatorial Guinea | -1.54 | 3.5% |
| 193rd | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.55 | -1.0% |
| 194th | Cuba | -1.58 | -1.3% |
| 195th | Uzbekistan | -1.60 | -1.5% |
| 196th | Libya | -1.75 | -7.6% |
| 197th | Zimbabwe | -1.85 | 0.9% |
| 198th | Turkmenistan | -2.13 | -0.9% |
| 199th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.21 | 0.8% |
| 200th | Eritrea | -2.23 | -1.1% |
| 201st | Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of | -2.52 | 0.2% |
FAQ
What was Timor-Leste's regulatory quality in 2013?▾
Timor-Leste's regulatory quality in 2013 was -0.99. This ranked 167th globally.
How did Timor-Leste's regulatory quality change in 2013?▾
Timor-Leste's regulatory quality increased by 3.1% in 2013 compared to 2012.
Which country had the highest regulatory quality in 2013?▾
Singapore had the highest regulatory quality in 2013 at 1.96.
What is the regulatory quality of Timor-Leste in 2013?▾
The regulatory quality of Timor-Leste in 2013 was -0.99. This ranked 167th globally.
How does 2013 compare to 2012 for Timor-Leste's regulatory quality?▾
Timor-Leste's regulatory quality went from -1.02 in 2012 to -0.99 in 2013, a 3.1% increase.
HistorySaid - pattern alert
Timor-Leste matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2013. Historically: 386 occurrences, 278 successful (72%). Outcome 24 months later: 0.6%. View full analysis →
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