Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 4.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.3%
Change on year
down 31.0%
Rank
15th
of 15 regions
All-time high
10.6%
in 2009
All-time low
4.3%
in 2025
Years of data
16
2008–2025
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Timor-Leste, 2008–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 4.3% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Timor-Leste peaked at 10.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.1% | — |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +49.3% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -27.6% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +27.5% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | -16.0% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | -31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 7.1% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.5% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 12 Dominican Republic 20.9% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 20.5% compare
- 14 Mozambique 20.4% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 20.4% compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
- 17 Kiribati 20.1% compare
- 18 Kyrgyzstan 19.6% compare
More education data for Timor-Leste
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 13.62 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.1611 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 21.1 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 78.74 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 3.05 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 31.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 65.39 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years (2040)
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex 29.1% (2022)
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training 56.2% (2022)
- Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in formal and 1.06 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Timor-Leste?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Timor-Leste was 4.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Timor-Leste ranks 15th out of 15 regions with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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