Gross national expenditure in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Gross national expenditure was 174.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, gross national expenditure in Timor-Leste stood at 174.3%.
The figure is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Timor-Leste peaked at 264.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2021.
That places Timor-Leste 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 254.4% | — |
| 2001 | 248.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 264.8% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 208.6% | -21.2% |
| 2004 | 192.4% | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 160.4% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 180.4% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 208.8% | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 216.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 239.4% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 217.3% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 228.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 214.3% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 168.5% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 173.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 154.0% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 154.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 153.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 159.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 128.2% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 111.4% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 72.8% | -34.6% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +18.6% |
| 2023 | 143.5% | +66.0% |
| 2024 | 174.3% | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 217.4% | 160.4% | 264.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 175.0% | 128.2% | 228.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.7% | 72.8% | 174.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 388.27 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 401.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 401.02 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 32.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8489 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Timor-Leste?
- Gross national expenditure in Timor-Leste was 174.3% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 264.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for gross national expenditure?
- Timor-Leste ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.