Sierra Leone vs Timor-Leste: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Sierra Leone
20.5%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
4.3%
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
13th
Timor-Leste rank
15th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Sierra Leone
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 20.5% against 4.3% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 16.2%.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 4.7 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 170 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 8.8% | 8.8% | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 7.3% | 7.2% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 6.3% | 3.9% | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Sierra Leone or Timor-Leste?
- Sierra Leone, at 20.5% against 4.3% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
- 16.2%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and Timor-Leste rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.