Sub-Saharan Africa vs Timor-Leste: Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Sub-Saharan Africa
0.9902 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Timor-Leste
1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
3rd
Timor-Leste rank
2nd

Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Timor-Leste
0.511.522.5196519952025

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9902 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.4498 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Timor-Leste ranks 2nd of 43 groups.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8884 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.92 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste
2010s 0.8278 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.32 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4895 current US$ per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste
2020s 0.8704 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9927 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Sub-Saharan Africa or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 1.44 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9902 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
0.4498 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd and Timor-Leste ranks 2nd of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
231 places, 11,115 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.