Public healthcare spending share gdp in East Timor

East Timor: Public healthcare spending share gdp was 7.46 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.46
Change on year
up 39.2%
World rank
20th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.46
in 2023
All-time low
0.9665
in 2007
Years of data
21
2003–2023

Public healthcare spending share gdp in East Timor, 2003–2023

024682003201320232003: 1.32004: 1.72005: 2.12006: 2.42007: 0.9662008: 3.42009: 3.22010: 3.32011: 3.62012: 4.12013: 4.42014: 4.12015: 4.42016: 3.42017: 4.52018: 42019: 2.92020: 42021: 3.12022: 5.42023: 7.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 7.46 for public healthcare spending share gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public healthcare spending share gdp in East Timor peaked at 7.46 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9665, in 2007.

That places East Timor 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Public healthcare spending share gdp in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Public healthcare spending share gdp in East Timor, 2003 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2003 1.3 —
2004 1.67 +28.2%
2005 2.12 +27.1%
2006 2.4 +12.8%
2007 0.9665 -59.7%
2008 3.4 +251.6%
2009 3.25 -4.5%
2010 3.29 +1.3%
2011 3.57 +8.5%
2012 4.15 +16.3%
2013 4.45 +7.1%
2014 4.12 -7.2%
2015 4.42 +7.1%
2016 3.45 -22.0%
2017 4.49 +30.3%
2018 3.95 -12.0%
2019 2.88 -27.2%
2020 4.02 +39.5%
2021 3.12 -22.3%
2022 5.36 +71.7%
2023 7.46 +39.2%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 7.46 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.86, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 7.46 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.37, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Public healthcare spending share gdp 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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +251.6% 0.9665 3.4

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.16 0.9665 3.4 7
2010s 3.88 2.88 4.49 10
2020s 4.99 3.12 7.46 4

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 17 Denmark 7.83 compare
  2. 18 Cuba 7.83 compare
  3. 19 Australia 7.66 compare
  4. 21 Maldives 7.3 compare
  5. 22 Iceland 7.28 compare
  6. 23 Czechia 7.11 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is public healthcare spending share gdp in East Timor?
Public healthcare spending share gdp in East Timor was 7.46 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 7.46 in 2023.
What is the lowest public healthcare spending share gdp recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9665 in 2007.
How does East Timor rank for public healthcare spending share gdp?
East Timor ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is public healthcare spending share gdp rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public healthcare spending share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Public healthcare spending share gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,547 data points, 2000–2024
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