Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in East Timor
East Timor: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 8.71 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in East Timor, 2001–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in East Timor is 8.71, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 16.0% on the previous year and down 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in East Timor peaked at 51.75 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.65, in 2001.
East Timor ranks 164th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.65 | — |
| 2002 | 5.23 | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 10.82 | +106.7% |
| 2004 | 14.24 | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 51.75 | +263.4% |
| 2015 | 7.51 | -85.5% |
| 2016 | 8.71 | +16.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 8.71 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.9, 58% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 8.71 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1, 48% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.34 | 4.65 | 51.75 | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.11 | 7.51 | 8.71 | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 161 Gambia 9.46 compare
- 162 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.33 compare
- 163 Guinea-Bissau 9.17 compare
- 165 Comoros 8.19 compare
- 166 Niger 8.05 compare
- 167 Saudi Arabia 7.99 compare
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 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 15.99 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in East Timor?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in East Timor was 8.71 in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 51.75 in 2005.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 in 2001.
- How does East Timor rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- East Timor ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2016.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.