Timor-Leste vs Upper middle income: Goods and services expense

Timor-Leste
28.3%
in 2022
Upper middle income
13.9%
in 2023
Timor-Leste rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
22nd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 28.3% against 13.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.4%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.0 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Timor-Leste ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 154 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2010s 45.1% 13.4% 31.8% Timor-Leste
2020s 37.6% 13.3% 24.3% Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Timor-Leste or Upper middle income?
Timor-Leste, at 28.3% against 13.9% in Upper middle income as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Timor-Leste and Upper middle income?
14.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Upper middle income?
13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
How do Timor-Leste and Upper middle income rank globally for goods and services expense?
Timor-Leste ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 154 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.