Health share of government spending — all countries

Health share of government spending — Timor-Leste

Health share of government spending in Timor-Leste in 2023 — 9.16%. Ranked 109 in the world out of 192. Since 2003, the indicator has risen by 7.54 pp.

2023 9.16% +0.26 pp vs 2022
World rank 109of 192
Period maximum 9.16%2023
Period minimum 1.27%2007

Trend over time

2003–2023 · % of government expenditure

Health share of government spending — Timor-Leste, 2003–202302.557.510200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232003: 1.62%2004: 2.25%2005: 3.63%2006: 4%2007: 1.27%2008: 2.78%2009: 2.66%2010: 2.71%2011: 2.68%2012: 3.21%2013: 4.62%2014: 3.72%2015: 4.51%2016: 3.07%2017: 5.15%2018: 4.62%2019: 4.19%2020: 6.59%2021: 6.97%2022: 8.9%2023: 9.16%
Change over the period: +7.54 pp Annual average: 0.38 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Timor-Leste 9.16%
World computed 10.81%
East Asia & Pacific computed 11.06%
South-Eastern Asia computed 8.82%
Health share of government spending — Timor-Leste, by year Timor-Leste All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 9.16 +0.26 pp
2022 8.9 +1.93 pp
2021 6.97 +0.38 pp
2020 6.59 +2.4 pp
2019 4.19 −0.43 pp
2018 4.62 −0.52 pp
2017 5.15 +2.07 pp
2016 3.07 −1.43 pp
2015 4.51 +0.79 pp
2014 3.72 −0.91 pp
2013 4.62 +1.42 pp
2012 3.21 +0.53 pp
2011 2.68 −0.03 pp
2010 2.71 +0.05 pp
2009 2.66 −0.11 pp
2008 2.78 +1.5 pp
2007 1.27 −2.73 pp
2006 4 +0.37 pp
2005 3.63 +1.38 pp
2004 2.25 +0.63 pp
2003 1.62

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of all spending of the state. The indicator answers a question about priorities, not about amounts: it shows what share of its money the state gives to health compared with defense, education and everything else. Data of the WHO national health accounts.

Important: The share of the budget and the share of GDP diverge: in a country with a small public sector, health can take a noticeable part of the budget while remaining modest relative to the economy.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.