External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 15.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
15.3%
Change on year
down 32.7%
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
64.2%
in 2007
All-time low
7.5%
in 2003
Years of data
21
2003–2023
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Timor-Leste, 2003–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 15.3% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
That represents a change of down 32.7% on the previous year and down 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Timor-Leste peaked at 64.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2003.
That places Timor-Leste 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.5% | — |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +169.3% |
| 2005 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +74.7% |
| 2007 | 64.2% | +80.1% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | -38.2% |
| 2009 | 46.6% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 31.3% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | -42.8% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | +25.5% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 38.0% | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -25.8% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | -32.7% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 15.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 15.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.5% | 7.5% | 64.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 22.4% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 15.3% | 38.0% | 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 external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Timor-Leste?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Timor-Leste was 15.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2003.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Timor-Leste ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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