Expense in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Expense was 52.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Expense in Timor-Leste, 2010–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, expense in Timor-Leste stood at 52.5%.
That represents a change of up 27.4% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Timor-Leste peaked at 83.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2021.
That places Timor-Leste 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Expense in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 83.6% | — |
| 2011 | 70.6% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 62.9% | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 67.4% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 56.9% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -13.9% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | -21.1% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +27.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.9% | 49.0% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 41.2% | 52.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita -24.84 current LCU per person (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP -0.0186 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -81.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita -24.84 current US$ per person (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 22.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 1,428 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 22.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Timor-Leste?
- Expense in Timor-Leste was 52.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for expense?
- Timor-Leste ranks 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.