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
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in East Timor, 2005–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 41 Serbia 0.0258 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Tunisia 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 South Korea 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Lebanon 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Mauritania 0.0239 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 47 Uzbekistan 0.0235 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for East Timor
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 33.13 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.40 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,706 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 21.6% (2022)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.2% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 5.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.4% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 1.6% (2022)
- Interest payments 0.1% (2022)
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) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.