Small states vs Timor-Leste: Expense

Small states
31.7%
in 2019
Timor-Leste
52.5%
in 2022
Small states rank
8th
Timor-Leste rank
6th

Expense over time

  • Small states
  • Timor-Leste
20406080200120112022

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 52.5% against 31.7% in Small states, a difference of 20.8%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Small states ranks 8th and Timor-Leste ranks 6th of 26 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Small states or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 52.5% against 31.7% in Small states as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Small states and Timor-Leste?
20.8%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Small states and Timor-Leste?
10 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2019.
How do Small states and Timor-Leste rank globally for expense?
Small states ranks 8th 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.