Indonesia vs Timor-Leste
Indonesia vs Timor-Leste: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $53 in Indonesia and $34 in Timor-Leste, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Indonesia, by $19, or 1.55 times that in Timor-Leste.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Indonesia has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Timor-Leste.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 99 and Timor-Leste ranked 110 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Timor-Leste |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53 | $34 |
| 2024 | $43 | $31 |
| 2023 | $40 | $40 |
| 2022 | $36 | $33 |
| 2021 | $32 | $29 |
| 2020 | $34 | $29 |
| 2019 | $30 | $27 |
| 2018 | $28 | $16 |
| 2017 | $33 | $21 |
| 2016 | $28 | $22 |
| 2015 | $29 | $31 |
| 2014 | $27 | $25 |
| 2013 | $33 | $28 |
| 2012 | $26 | $30 |
| 2011 | $24 | $19 |
| 2010 | $19 | $25 |
| 2009 | $14 | $35 |
| 2008 | $14 | $23 |
| 2007 | $14 | $24 |
| 2006 | $11 | $18 |
| 2005 | $9 | $9 |
| 2004 | $11 | – |
| 2003 | $10 | – |
| 2002 | $6 | – |
| 2001 | $4 | – |
| 2000 | $5 | – |
| 1999 | $5 | – |
| 1998 | $5 | – |
| 1997 | $16 | – |
| 1996 | $14 | – |
| 1995 | $13 | – |
| 1994 | $11 | – |
| 1993 | $10 | – |
| 1992 | $10 | – |
| 1991 | $9 | – |
| 1990 | $9 | – |
| 1989 | $8 | – |
| 1988 | $8 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Indonesia vs Timor-Leste
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Timor-Leste: 67.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Timor-Leste: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Timor-Leste: 37.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Timor-Leste: 3.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Timor-Leste: 7.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Timor-Leste: 1.38 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Timor-Leste: 1.08% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Timor-Leste: 2.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Timor-Leste: 28.8% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Timor-Leste: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Timor-Leste: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Timor-Leste: -4.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Timor-Leste: 2.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Timor-Leste: $47.5M in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Timor-Leste: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Timor-Leste: 2,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Timor-Leste: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Timor-Leste: 0.36% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Timor-Leste: 14 million TIV in 2011