Timor-Leste

Military share of state spending in Timor-Leste

Military share of state spending in Timor-Leste: 3% of government spending in 2005 and 2.4% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.4% of government spending
Since 2005
−0.7 percentage points
Rank, 2025
130 of 150
counting from the highest

% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in Timor-LesteMilitary share of state spending in Timor-Leste: 3% of government spending in 2005 and 2.4% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 6.3% of government spending in 2006, the lowest 1.4% of government spending in 2016.
Estimates, SIPRISIPRI estimate

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 6.3% of government spending in 2006, the lowest 1.4% of government spending in 2016.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearTimor-Leste
20252.4
20242.4
20233.4
20222.3
20212.4
20202.9
20192.5
20181.5
20171.8
20161.4
20152.4
20141.8
20132.4
20122.2
20111.5
20102.5
20094.1
20083
20075.8
20066.3
20053
  • Estimate

Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
  • 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 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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