Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in East Timor
East Timor: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in East Timor, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in East Timor stood at 2.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 135.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in East Timor peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
That places East Timor 7th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -31.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | -78.8% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +129.3% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +26.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +82.1% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -49.0% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -38.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +112.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +80.8% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -25.2% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +23.4% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +50.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 9.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5%, 5.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More poverty & inequality data for East Timor
- 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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in East Timor?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in East Timor was 2.9% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- East Timor ranks 7th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).