CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) in East Timor
East Timor: CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPIA business regulatory environment rating in East Timor, 2006–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 2.5 1=low to 6=high for cpia business regulatory environment rating in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia business regulatory environment rating in East Timor peaked at 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2006.
That places East Timor 62nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2007 | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +25.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.5 1=low to 6=high is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.5 1=low to 6=high is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 83% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.85 1=low to 6=high | 1.5 1=low to 6=high | 2 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 1=low to 6=high | 2 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 62 Bolivia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Chad 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Guinea-Bissau 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Guyana 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Honduras 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Kiribati 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Liberia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Marshall Islands 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Myanmar 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Sierra Leone 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 62 Tuvalu 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for East Timor
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 33.13 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.40 million current USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia business regulatory environment rating in East Timor?
- Cpia business regulatory environment rating in East Timor was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025.
- What is the lowest cpia business regulatory environment rating recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 1=low to 6=high in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for cpia business regulatory environment rating?
- East Timor ranks 62nd out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia business regulatory environment rating rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). This Business Regulatory Environment criterion assesses the extent to which the legal, regulatory, and policy environment helps or hinders private business in investing, creating jobs, and becoming more productive. The emphasis is on direct regulations of business activity and regulation of goods and factor markets. Three sub-components are measured: (a) regulations affecting entry, exit, and competition; (b) regulations of ongoing business operations; and (c) regulations of factor markets (labor and land).