Tax revenue in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Tax revenue was 21.6% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue in Timor-Leste, 2010–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2022, tax revenue in Timor-Leste stood at 21.6%.
That represents a change of up 43.5% on the previous year and down 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Timor-Leste peaked at 147.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 41st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 110.2% | — |
| 2011 | 135.5% | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 147.6% | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 93.9% | -36.4% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | -33.1% |
| 2015 | 36.2% | -42.4% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -58.3% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +34.1% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +24.8% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | -44.6% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +43.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.9% | 15.1% | 147.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 12.6% | 21.6% | 3 |
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More public sector data for Timor-Leste
- 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,706 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- 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 tax revenue in Timor-Leste?
- Tax revenue in Timor-Leste was 21.6% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 147.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for tax revenue?
- Timor-Leste ranks 41st out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.