External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in East Timor
East Timor: External health expenditure channeled through government (%) was 28.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in East Timor, 2003–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 28.8% for external health expenditure channeled through government in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 46.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in East Timor peaked at 98.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places East Timor 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure channeled through government (%) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 15.2% | — |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +78.5% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -42.9% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | -24.0% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +111.2% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | -60.7% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +343.6% |
| 2011 | 46.1% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -45.2% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +114.5% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 60.5% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | +38.4% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 82.6% | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | -65.7% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 28.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.7%, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 28.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.1%, 90% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +343.6% | 9.7% | 43.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 0.0% | 27.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 25.2% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 27.6% | 98.2% | 4 |
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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 external health expenditure channeled through government in East Timor?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in East Timor was 28.8% in 2023, according to Computed using 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 external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- East Timor ranks 97th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using 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 External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.