Expense in East Timor
East Timor: Expense was 1.68 billion current LCU in 2022. ▲ Rising
Expense in East Timor, 2010–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2022, expense in East Timor stood at 1.68 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in East Timor peaked at 1.68 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 736.10 million current LCU, in 2011.
That places East Timor 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Expense in East Timor, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 737.35 million current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 736.10 million current LCU | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 906.98 million current LCU | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 878.20 million current LCU | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 975.07 million current LCU | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 billion current LCU | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 1.15 billion current LCU | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 904.28 million current LCU | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 885.98 million current LCU | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 996.87 million current LCU | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 1.13 billion current LCU | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 1.49 billion current LCU | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 1.68 billion current LCU | +12.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.68 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 316.16 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.68 billion current LCU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.75 billion current LCU, 2% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 933.61 million current LCU | 736.10 million current LCU | 1.17 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 billion current LCU | 1.13 billion current LCU | 1.68 billion current LCU | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in East Timor?
- Expense in East Timor was 1.68 billion current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 billion current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 736.10 million current LCU in 2011.
- How does East Timor rank for expense?
- East Timor ranks 144th out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is expense rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.