Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in East Timor
East Timor: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 81.8% 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 total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in East Timor is 81.8%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in East Timor peaked at 95.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2016.
That places East Timor 2nd out of 153 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
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 total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95.4% | — |
| 2011 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 88.6% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -20.2% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | -2.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 81.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 2.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 81.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.9%, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.4% | 64.9% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.2% | 71.9% | 83.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 1 United States 93.0% compare
- 3 Equatorial Guinea 79.2% compare
- 4 Canada 78.5% compare
- 5 Australia 76.6% compare
More public sector data for East Timor
- Democracy, 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)
- Elected parliament, 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)
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- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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 81.8% 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 95.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- East Timor ranks 2nd 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 14.2%. 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.