Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in East Timor
East Timor: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in East Timor, 2003–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, current health expenditure in East Timor stood at 9.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 28.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in East Timor peaked at 9.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2003.
That places East Timor 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.8% | — |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +49.9% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -32.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +51.7% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +28.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 9.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 9.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.9%, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.8% | 7.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.9% | 9.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 current health expenditure in East Timor?
- Current health expenditure in East Timor was 9.6% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for current health expenditure?
- East Timor ranks 34th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.