What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in East Timor?

The highest recorded value was 0.736 in 2025.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in East Timor?

The lowest recorded value was 0.015 in 1942.

How does East Timor rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

East Timor ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in East Timor?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this East Timor data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in East Timor

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in East Timor
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

East Timor: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.736 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.736

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

45th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.736

in 2025

All-time low

0.015

in 1942

Years of data

126

1900–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in East Timor, 1900–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in East Timor stood at 0.736. That is the highest value across all 126 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in East Timor peaked at 0.736 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.015, in 1942.

East Timor ranks 45th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in East Timor, 1900 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1900	0.016	—
1901	0.016	+0.0%
1902	0.016	+0.0%
1903	0.016	+0.0%
1904	0.016	+0.0%
1905	0.016	+0.0%
1906	0.016	+0.0%
1907	0.016	+0.0%
1908	0.016	+0.0%
1909	0.016	+0.0%
1910	0.017	+6.3%
1911	0.017	+0.0%
1912	0.017	+0.0%
1913	0.017	+0.0%
1914	0.017	+0.0%
1915	0.017	+0.0%
1916	0.017	+0.0%
1917	0.017	+0.0%
1918	0.017	+0.0%
1919	0.017	+0.0%
1920	0.017	+0.0%
1921	0.017	+0.0%
1922	0.017	+0.0%
1923	0.017	+0.0%
1924	0.017	+0.0%
1925	0.017	+0.0%
1926	0.016	-5.9%
1927	0.016	+0.0%
1928	0.016	+0.0%
1929	0.016	+0.0%
1930	0.016	+0.0%
1931	0.016	+0.0%
1932	0.016	+0.0%
1933	0.016	+0.0%
1934	0.016	+0.0%
1935	0.016	+0.0%
1936	0.016	+0.0%
1937	0.016	+0.0%
1938	0.016	+0.0%
1939	0.016	+0.0%
1940	0.016	+0.0%
1941	0.016	+0.0%
1942	0.015	-6.3%
1943	0.015	+0.0%
1944	0.015	+0.0%
1945	0.015	+0.0%
1946	0.016	+6.7%
1947	0.016	+0.0%
1948	0.016	+0.0%
1949	0.016	+0.0%
1950	0.016	+0.0%
1951	0.016	+0.0%
1952	0.016	+0.0%
1953	0.016	+0.0%
1954	0.016	+0.0%
1955	0.016	+0.0%
1956	0.016	+0.0%
1957	0.016	+0.0%
1958	0.016	+0.0%
1959	0.016	+0.0%
1960	0.017	+6.3%
1961	0.017	+0.0%
1962	0.017	+0.0%
1963	0.017	+0.0%
1964	0.017	+0.0%
1965	0.017	+0.0%
1966	0.017	+0.0%
1967	0.017	+0.0%
1968	0.017	+0.0%
1969	0.017	+0.0%
1970	0.017	+0.0%
1971	0.017	+0.0%
1972	0.017	+0.0%
1973	0.046	+170.6%
1974	0.054	+17.4%
1975	0.089	+64.8%
1976	0.022	-75.3%
1977	0.076	+245.5%
1978	0.076	+0.0%
1979	0.076	+0.0%
1980	0.076	+0.0%
1981	0.076	+0.0%
1982	0.076	+0.0%
1983	0.076	+0.0%
1984	0.076	+0.0%
1985	0.076	+0.0%
1986	0.076	+0.0%
1987	0.076	+0.0%
1988	0.076	+0.0%
1989	0.076	+0.0%
1990	0.077	+1.3%
1991	0.077	+0.0%
1992	0.077	+0.0%
1993	0.077	+0.0%
1994	0.077	+0.0%
1995	0.077	+0.0%
1996	0.077	+0.0%
1997	0.077	+0.0%
1998	0.09	+16.9%
1999	0.11	+22.2%
2000	0.222	+101.8%
2001	0.289	+30.2%
2002	0.561	+94.1%
2003	0.573	+2.1%
2004	0.573	+0.0%
2005	0.572	-0.2%
2006	0.569	-0.5%
2007	0.609	+7.0%
2008	0.618	+1.5%
2009	0.617	-0.2%
2010	0.632	+2.4%
2011	0.632	+0.0%
2012	0.65	+2.8%
2013	0.661	+1.7%
2014	0.639	-3.3%
2015	0.644	+0.8%
2016	0.628	-2.5%
2017	0.671	+6.8%
2018	0.689	+2.7%
2019	0.703	+2.0%
2020	0.679	-3.4%
2021	0.693	+2.1%
2022	0.709	+2.3%
2023	0.714	+0.7%
2024	0.734	+2.8%
2025	0.736	+0.3%

East Timor compared with similar countries

East Timor's 0.736 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3475, 2.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
East Timor's 0.736 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4645, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.016	0.016	0.016	10
1910s	0.017	0.017	0.017	10
1920s	0.0166	0.016	0.017	10
1930s	0.016	0.016	0.016	10
1940s	0.0156	0.015	0.016	10
1950s	0.016	0.016	0.016	10
1960s	0.017	0.017	0.017	10
1970s	0.049	0.017	0.089	10
1980s	0.076	0.076	0.076	10
1990s	0.0816	0.077	0.11	10
2000s	0.5203	0.222	0.618	10
2010s	0.6549	0.628	0.703	10
2020s	0.7108	0.679	0.736	6

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More economy & growth data for East Timor

SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0201 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 26.91 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0477 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0147 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 19.65 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 20.52 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in East Timor?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in East Timor was 0.736 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in East Timor?: The highest recorded value was 0.736 in 2025.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in East Timor?: The lowest recorded value was 0.015 in 1942.
How does East Timor rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: East Timor ranks 45th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in East Timor?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Timor data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

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