Kiribati vs Timor-Leste: Health spending as a share of total government spending
Kiribati
9.0%
in 2023
Timor-Leste
9.2%
in 2023
Kiribati rank
113th
Timor-Leste rank
111th
Health spending as a share of total government spending over time
- Kiribati
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 9.2% against 9.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 113th and Timor-Leste ranks 111th of 195 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 2.6% | 8.9% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 3.8% | 4.6% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 7.9% | 1.7% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher health spending as a share of total government spending, Kiribati or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 9.2% against 9.0% in Kiribati as of 2023.
- What is the difference in health spending as a share of total government spending between Kiribati and Timor-Leste?
- 0.2%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Timor-Leste?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Timor-Leste rank globally for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Kiribati ranks 113th and Timor-Leste ranks 111th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.