Military spending as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Military spending as a share of GDP was 2.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Military spending as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste, 2002–2019
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 2.4% for military spending as a share of gdp in 2019.
That represents a change of up 30.0% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste peaked at 4.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.
That places Timor-Leste 31st out of 172 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.8% | — |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +43.8% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -75.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +437.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -50.5% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +30.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 0.9052 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 6.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,214 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 837.64 constant LCU per person (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate -4.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth -8.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 1,214 units per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 1,214 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste was 2.4% in 2019, according to Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 31st out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).