Early-demographic dividend vs East Timor: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health)
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) over time
- Early-demographic dividend
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 9.6% against 4.8% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes East Timor's figure about 2.0 times Early-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 36th and East Timor ranks 34th of 47 groups.
East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Early-demographic dividend | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 5.5% | 0.7% | East Timor |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 6.9% | 2.1% | East Timor |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 7.3% | 2.4% | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Early-demographic dividend or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 9.6% against 4.8% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Early-demographic dividend and East Timor?
- 4.8%, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and East Timor?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Early-demographic dividend and East Timor rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 36th and East Timor ranks 34th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.