Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in East Timor
East Timor: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) was 14.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in East Timor, 2010–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for subsidies and other transfers in East Timor is 14.1%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 81.9% on the previous year and down 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in East Timor peaked at 35.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2021.
That places East Timor 140th out of 152 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.
Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.2% | — |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +45.0% |
| 2013 | 14.2% | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +24.5% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +123.4% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -46.2% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | -39.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | +81.9% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 14.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.6%, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 14.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.4%, 48% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.7% | 12.0% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 7.7% | 14.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 137 Seychelles 15.1%
- 138 Costa Rica 14.9% compare
- 139 Belize 14.8%
- 141 Denmark 13.3% compare
- 142 Zambia 12.6% compare
- 143 Guinea-Bissau 11.9% compare
More public sector data for East Timor
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 33.13 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies and other transfers in East Timor?
- Subsidies and other transfers in East Timor was 14.1% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- How does East Timor rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- East Timor ranks 140th out of 152 countries with data for 2022.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.2%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.