Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ was 10.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Timor-Leste, 2003–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Timor-Leste is 10.09, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Timor-Leste peaked at 10.09 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.44, in 2009.
Timor-Leste ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6.22 | — |
| 2004 | 7 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 8.54 | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 6.14 | -28.1% |
| 2007 | 5.57 | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 5.04 | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 4.44 | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 6.08 | +37.1% |
| 2011 | 6.4 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 6.78 | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 7.16 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 7.36 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 7.47 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.33 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 7.19 | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.93 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 8.18 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 7.92 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 7.78 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.58 | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 10.09 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.14 | 4.44 | 8.54 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.19 | 6.08 | 8.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.84 | 7.78 | 10.09 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 175 Sudan 12.09 compare
- 176 Vanuatu 12.02 compare
- 177 Tanzania, United Republic of 10.13 compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 9.42 compare
- 180 Niue 9.04 compare
- 181 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.9 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Timor-Leste
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.71 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,129 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 8.71 (2016)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 8.7% (2016)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Timor-Leste?
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ in Timor-Leste was 10.09 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 10.09 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.44 in 2009.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$?
- Timor-Leste ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-pocket expenditure (oop) per capita in us$ rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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