Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in East Timor
East Timor: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) was 5.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in East Timor, 2010–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes on goods and services in East Timor stood at 5.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 229.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in East Timor peaked at 7.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2011.
That places East Timor 149th out of 156 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.
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.5% | — |
| 2011 | 1.4% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +15.9% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +107.4% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +52.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +31.6% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -20.6% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +32.2% |
| 2021 | 5.1% | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +4.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 5.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.4%, 16% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 5.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 25.7%, 21% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.4% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 6.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 146 Afghanistan 8.6% compare
- 147 Marshall Islands 8.4% compare
- 148 Somalia 5.8% compare
- 150 Equatorial Guinea 4.0% compare
- 151 Iran 3.5%
- 152 Micronesia (country) 3.4% 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 taxes on goods and services in East Timor?
- Taxes on goods and services in East Timor was 5.4% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- How does East Timor rank for taxes on goods and services?
- East Timor ranks 149th out of 156 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.1%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.