OECD members vs Timor-Leste: Expense

OECD members
30.4%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
52.5%
in 2022
OECD members rank
11th
Timor-Leste rank
6th

Expense over time

  • OECD members
  • Timor-Leste
20406080197219972023

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 52.5% against 30.4% in OECD members, a difference of 22.1%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 11th and Timor-Leste ranks 6th of 26 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2010s 28.0% 66.9% 38.9% Timor-Leste
2020s 32.4% 48.6% 16.3% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, OECD members or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 52.5% against 30.4% in OECD members as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between OECD members and Timor-Leste?
22.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Timor-Leste?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do OECD members and Timor-Leste rank globally for expense?
OECD members ranks 11th and Timor-Leste ranks 6th of 26 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.