Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in East Timor
East Timor: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in East Timor, 2003–2017
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.5% for capital health expenditure in 2017.
The figure is down 29.5% on the previous year and up 8,784.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in East Timor peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
East Timor ranks 25th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.1% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +24.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +159.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +47.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -98.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +15167.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -75.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +69.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +261.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -51.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | +48.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -29.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +15167.2% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 22 Barbados 0.5% compare
- 23 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5% compare
- 24 Canada 0.5% compare
- 26 El Salvador 0.5%
- 27 Kenya 0.5% compare
- 28 Afghanistan 0.5% compare
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in East Timor?
- Capital health expenditure in East Timor was 0.5% in 2017, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does East Timor rank for capital health expenditure?
- East Timor ranks 25th out of 128 countries with data for 2017.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,784.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.