Domestic general government health expenditure in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Domestic general government health expenditure was 7.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic general government health expenditure in Timor-Leste, 2003–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic general government health expenditure in Timor-Leste is 7.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure in Timor-Leste peaked at 7.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2007.
Timor-Leste ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.3% | — |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -59.7% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +251.6% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 4.1% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -27.2% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +71.7% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +39.2% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 7.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 7.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government 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 | +251.6% | 1.0% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 3.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 7.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
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 domestic general government health expenditure in Timor-Leste?
- Domestic general government health expenditure in Timor-Leste was 7.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2007.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for domestic general government health expenditure?
- Timor-Leste ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public expenditure on health from domestic sources as a share of the economy as measured by GDP.