Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 21.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Timor-Leste, 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Timor-Leste stood at 21.6%.
The figure is up 43.5% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Timor-Leste peaked at 147.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 38th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 110.2% | — |
| 2011 | 135.5% | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 147.6% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -58.3% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -44.6% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +43.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.9% | 15.1% | 147.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 12.6% | 21.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 35 Seychelles 22.1%
- 36 Solomon Islands 22.1% compare
- 37 Mozambique 21.9% compare
- 38 Timor-Leste 21.6% compare
- 40 El Salvador 21.5% compare
- 41 Malta 21.5% compare
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 19.5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices -3.33 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 359.64 million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 359.64 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 337.48 million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 337.48 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 19.12 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices -0.4908 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Timor-Leste?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in Timor-Leste was 21.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 147.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 38th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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