Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in East Timor
East Timor: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 30.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 income, profits and capital gains in East Timor stood at 30.2%.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in East Timor peaked at 39.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2016.
East Timor ranks 44th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 34.8% | — |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -41.1% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +40.3% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | -24.6% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +72.3% |
| 2022 | 30.2% | -6.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 30.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 25.8%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 30.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.7%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.5% | 17.0% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 18.7% | 32.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More public sector data for East Timor
- 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)
- Tax revenue 21.6% (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 taxes on income, profits and capital gains in East Timor?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in East Timor was 30.2% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- East Timor ranks 44th out of 153 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.