Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in East Timor
East Timor: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 77.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in East Timor, 2003–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in East Timor is 77.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in East Timor peaked at 77.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2007.
East Timor ranks 27th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 45.9% | — |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -57.1% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +185.1% |
| 2009 | 44.4% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +14.2% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 57.4% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +32.9% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 71.8% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | +8.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 77.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 77.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 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 | +185.1% | 17.1% | 48.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 17.1% | 48.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 49.6% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.1% | 55.3% | 77.7% | 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)
- 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 domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in East Timor?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in East Timor was 77.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2007.
- How does East Timor rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- East Timor ranks 27th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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