Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste, 2003–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste is 9.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste peaked at 9.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2003.
That places Timor-Leste 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.8% | — |
| 2004 | 4.3% | +49.9% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +23.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -32.3% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +51.7% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.8% | 7.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 5.0% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.9% | 9.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste?
- Total healthcare spending as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste was 9.6% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total healthcare spending as a share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2003.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for total healthcare spending as a share of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 34th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total healthcare spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total healthcare spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total healthcare expenditure as the share of national gross domestic product (GDP).