Health spending share of GDP in Timor-Leste
Current health spending in Timor-Leste was equal to 9.6% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003.
Timor-Leste, 2023
9.6%
Change from 2022
+2.1percentage points
World, 2023
10.1%
Position in 2023
33rd of 192
Health spending share of GDP in Timor-Leste over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.6% | 10.1% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | 10.0% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | 9.7% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | 9.7% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | 9.8% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | 9.3% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | 9.3% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | 9.3% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | 9.5% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | 9.8% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | 9.1% |
| 2007 | 5.6% | 9.1% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | 9.2% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | 9.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | 9.4% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | 9.5% |
| 2002 | – | 9.3% |
| 2001 | – | 9.0% |
| 2000 | – | 8.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 7.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 8.5%, the figure has changed by +1.1 percentage points.
- Among the 192 countries with data for 2023, Timor-Leste has the 33rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 10.1%.
More for Timor-Leste
All statistics for Timor-Leste
Physicians
0.75 per 1,000 people
2020 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
67.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.5 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
60.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
48
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.19 litres
2024 · WHO