Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in East Timor

East Timor: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
44th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.0502 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2009
All-time low
0.0108 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in East Timor, 2005–2024

0.010.020.030.040.052005201420242005: 0.018 current USD per US$ of GDP2006: 0.038 current USD per US$ of GDP2007: 0.044 current USD per US$ of GDP2008: 0.036 current USD per US$ of GDP2009: 0.05 current USD per US$ of GDP2010: 0.03 current USD per US$ of GDP2011: 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP2012: 0.029 current USD per US$ of GDP2013: 0.023 current USD per US$ of GDP2014: 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP2015: 0.023 current USD per US$ of GDP2016: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2017: 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP2018: 0.013 current USD per US$ of GDP2019: 0.017 current USD per US$ of GDP2020: 0.018 current USD per US$ of GDP2021: 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP2022: 0.014 current USD per US$ of GDP2023: 0.026 current USD per US$ of GDP2024: 0.025 current USD per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in East Timor peaked at 0.0502 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0108 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

East Timor ranks 44th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in East Timor, 2005 to 2024.
Year current USD per US$ of GDP Change
2005 0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP
2006 0.0377 current USD per US$ of GDP +111.7%
2007 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP +16.0%
2008 0.0365 current USD per US$ of GDP -16.6%
2009 0.0502 current USD per US$ of GDP +37.6%
2010 0.0299 current USD per US$ of GDP -40.4%
2011 0.0197 current USD per US$ of GDP -34.2%
2012 0.0288 current USD per US$ of GDP +46.1%
2013 0.0227 current USD per US$ of GDP -21.1%
2014 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP -9.8%
2015 0.0232 current USD per US$ of GDP +13.6%
2016 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP -31.2%
2017 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP +0.4%
2018 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP -17.5%
2019 0.0169 current USD per US$ of GDP +27.8%
2020 0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2021 0.0108 current USD per US$ of GDP -39.2%
2022 0.0138 current USD per US$ of GDP +27.6%
2023 0.0265 current USD per US$ of GDP +91.9%
2024 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0372 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0178 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0502 current USD per US$ of GDP 5
2010s 0.0207 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0132 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0299 current USD per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0108 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0265 current USD per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 41 Serbia 0.0258 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 42 Tunisia 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 43 South Korea 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 45 Lebanon 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 46 Mauritania 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 47 Uzbekistan 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in East Timor?
Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in East Timor was 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.0502 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2009.
What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0108 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does East Timor rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
East Timor ranks 44th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.