Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 47.2% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
47.2%
Change on year
up 116.8%
World rank
118th
of 189 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 2022
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Timor-Leste, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Timor-Leste is 47.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 116.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Timor-Leste peaked at 47.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Timor-Leste 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 33.5% | — |
| 2014 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.0% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 21.8% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +116.8% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 47.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 47.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 0.0% | 33.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 21.8% | 47.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 116 Malawi 47.9% compare
- 117 Samoa 47.2% compare
- 119 Gambia 47.2% compare
- 120 El Salvador 45.7% compare
- 121 Micronesia, Federated States of 45.0% compare
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 taxes as a % of price: total tax in Timor-Leste?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Timor-Leste was 47.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Timor-Leste ranks 118th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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