Capital health expenditure in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Capital health expenditure was 0.5% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Timor-Leste, 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
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 0.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Timor-Leste 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 in Timor-Leste, 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% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 0.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste'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 in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste
- 22 Barbados 0.5% compare
- 23 Côte 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 Timor-Leste
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 162 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Timor-Leste?
- Capital health expenditure in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for capital health expenditure?
- Timor-Leste ranks 25th out of 128 countries with data for 2017.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,784.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.