Sub-Saharan Africa vs Timor-Leste: Current health expenditure
Current health expenditure over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 9.6% against 4.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 4.7%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th and Timor-Leste ranks 34th of 47 groups.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.5% | 0.3% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 6.9% | 2.0% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 7.3% | 2.4% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current health expenditure, Sub-Saharan Africa or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 9.6% against 4.9% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current health expenditure between Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 4.7%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Timor-Leste rank globally for current health expenditure?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 34th and Timor-Leste 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.