Military expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Military expenditure (% of GDP) — Timor-Leste

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Timor-Leste in 2024 — 2.66%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 147. Since 2005, the indicator has risen by 0.88 pp.

2024 2.66% +0.01 pp vs 2023
World rank 31of 147
Period maximum 5.02%2009
Period minimum 1.08%2021

Trend over time

2005–2024 · % of GDP

Military expenditure (% of GDP) — Timor-Leste, 2005–20240246200520072009201120132015201720192021202320242005: 1.78%2006: 3.77%2007: 4.37%2008: 3.65%2009: 5.02%2010: 2.99%2011: 1.97%2012: 2.88%2013: 2.27%2014: 2.05%2015: 2.32%2016: 1.6%2017: 1.61%2018: 1.32%2019: 1.69%2020: 1.78%2021: 1.08%2022: 1.38%2023: 2.65%2024: 2.66%
Change over the period: +0.88 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste 2.66%
World 2.47%
South-Eastern Asia computed 1.41%
Military expenditure (% of GDP) — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 2.66 +0.01 pp
2023 2.65 +1.27 pp
2022 1.38 +0.3 pp
2021 1.08 −0.7 pp
2020 1.78 +0.09 pp
2019 1.69 +0.37 pp
2018 1.32 −0.28 pp
2017 1.61 +0.01 pp
2016 1.6 −0.73 pp
2015 2.32 +0.28 pp
2014 2.05 −0.22 pp
2013 2.27 −0.61 pp
2012 2.88 +0.91 pp
2011 1.97 −1.02 pp
2010 2.99 −2.03 pp
2009 5.02 +1.37 pp
2008 3.65 −0.73 pp
2007 4.37 +0.6 pp
2006 3.77 +1.99 pp
2005 1.78

South-Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Military expenditure as a percent of GDP under the SIPRI definition: current and capital spending on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces, defense ministries, paramilitary forces, military R&D, pensions of military personnel and military aid. The NATO benchmark for member states is at least 2% of GDP.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.