Timor-Leste - Government Revenue 2017

General government revenue as % of GDP · IMF WEO
53.50% −2.94% from 2016 Global rank: 10th

Timor-Leste's government revenue was 53.50% in 2017, decreased +2.94% from 56.44% in 2016. This was the 10th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017
Government Revenue by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Kiribati 126.15% 5.9%
2nd Nauru 118.45% 3.1%
3rd Tuvalu 108.54% -26.2%
4th South Sudan 106.53% 128.2%
5th Micronesia, Federated States of 79.49% 13.5%
6th Marshall Islands 68.08% 12.3%
7th Kuwait 67.19% 0.0%
8th France 54.30% 1.3%
9th Norway 54.18% -0.5%
10th Timor-Leste 53.50% -5.2%
11th Denmark 52.29% -0.7%
12th Finland 52.22% -2.2%
13th Belgium 51.49% 1.1%
14th Dominica 50.71% -14.9%
15th Sweden 50.54% 0.3%
16th Greece 49.59% -1.9%
17th Austria 49.05% -0.3%
18th Lesotho 48.43% 8.4%
19th Italy 46.27% -0.6%
20th Germany 45.88% 0.0%
21st Croatia 44.86% 0.1%
22nd Iceland 44.79% -23.0%
23rd Slovenia 44.66% -0.5%
24th Hungary 44.19% -1.5%
25th Netherlands 44.11% -0.1%
26th Tonga 43.26% 12.0%
27th Luxembourg 42.64% 1.7%
28th Portugal 42.48% -1.0%
29th Bosnia and Herzegovina 41.77% -0.1%
30th Montenegro 40.72% -1.9%
31st Cyprus 40.56% 1.2%
32nd Canada 40.34% 0.1%
33rd Czechia 39.93% -0.3%
34th Serbia 39.83% 1.6%
35th Poland 39.65% 2.5%
36th Palau 39.64% -3.6%
37th Ukraine 39.31% 2.6%
38th Slovak Republic 38.80% 1.3%
39th Belarus 38.71% -0.8%
40th Andorra 38.19% -1.2%
41st Solomon Islands 38.11% 5.7%
42nd Spain 37.95% 0.2%
43rd Estonia 37.79% -1.3%
44th Israel 37.21% 3.0%
45th Latvia 36.98% -0.1%
46th New Zealand 36.94% -1.2%
47th Eritrea 36.76% 24.6%
48th United Kingdom 36.66% 0.9%
49th Brazil 36.33% -3.2%
50th Malta 36.11% -1.2%
51st Vanuatu 35.94% 4.2%
52nd Australia 35.06% 0.5%
53rd Ecuador 34.71% 2.6%
54th Argentina 34.43% -1.3%
55th Azerbaijan 34.23% -0.1%
56th Iraq 33.97% 21.7%
57th Lithuania 33.73% -2.3%
58th Japan 33.59% -0.1%
59th Switzerland 33.57% 2.7%
60th Botswana 33.53% -3.7%
61st Russian Federation 33.36% 1.4%
62nd Kyrgyz Republic 33.29% 0.5%
63rd Namibia 33.10% 2.0%
64th Bulgaria 32.85% -4.1%
65th Seychelles 32.58% -5.5%
66th Macao SAR, China 31.92% 5.6%
67th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 30.79% -6.0%
68th Türkiye 30.56% -4.7%
69th United States 30.40% -1.9%
70th Moldova 30.33% 5.0%
71st North Macedonia 29.03% 2.2%
72nd Oman 28.97% 15.9%
73rd Samoa 28.90% 7.0%
74th São Tomé and Principe 28.82% -13.4%
75th Algeria 28.70% 13.3%
76th China 28.68% 1.1%
77th Mongolia 28.46% 16.7%
78th Romania 28.16% -3.9%
79th Tajikistan 28.13% -5.4%
80th Eswatini 27.98% 9.2%
81st Liberia 27.94% -12.5%
82nd Qatar 27.84% -10.0%
83rd Albania 27.76% 0.4%
84th Maldives 27.34% -0.3%
85th Jamaica 27.32% 3.9%
86th West Bank and Gaza 27.29% -3.6%
87th Uruguay 27.22% 0.9%
88th St. Kitts and Nevis 27.21% -8.8%
89th United Arab Emirates 27.08% -5.8%
90th Afghanistan 27.06% -3.9%
91st Colombia 26.83% -3.2%
92nd Georgia 26.76% 1.6%
93rd Liechtenstein 26.63% -2.2%
94th Mozambique 26.61% 12.4%
95th Honduras 26.45% -2.0%
96th Brunei Darussalam 26.18% 48.2%
97th Bhutan 26.09% -7.3%
98th Jordan 25.98% -0.6%
99th Fiji 25.85% -2.0%
100th South Africa 25.84% -1.3%
101st Barbados 25.83% 0.9%
102nd Grenada 25.60% -2.3%
103rd El Salvador 25.56% 5.0%
104th Nicaragua 25.55% 2.6%
105th Cabo Verde 25.35% 6.0%
106th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 25.09% -7.4%
107th Ireland 24.98% -6.6%
108th Morocco 24.58% 1.9%
109th Belize 24.19% 4.3%
110th Mexico 23.98% 0.6%
111th Libya 23.86% 87.2%
112th Djibouti 23.65% -5.8%
113th Guyana 23.17% 5.5%
114th Tunisia 23.12% 8.3%
115th Chile 22.87% 0.7%
116th Hong Kong SAR, China 22.85% 0.9%
117th Rwanda 22.58% -1.3%
118th Saudi Arabia 22.36% 11.3%
119th San Marino 22.08% -5.0%
120th Mauritius 21.98% 6.8%
121st St. Lucia 21.98% 0.6%
122nd Aruba 21.97% -7.2%
123rd Lebanon 21.92% 13.0%
124th Armenia 21.24% -0.8%
125th Thailand 21.10% -3.1%
126th Congo, Republic of 21.03% -13.3%
127th Nepal 20.95% 3.9%
128th Uzbekistan 20.93% -12.8%
129th Mauritania 20.83% -0.7%
130th Puerto Rico (US) 20.82% 8.8%
131st Korea 20.71% 3.2%
132nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 20.66% 7.7%
133rd Trinidad and Tobago 20.49% -4.2%
134th Suriname 20.12% 13.5%
135th Mali 20.06% 9.5%
136th India 20.00% -0.5%
137th Antigua and Barbuda 19.83% -16.1%
138th Kazakhstan 19.82% 16.5%
139th Malaysia 19.63% -3.1%
140th Viet Nam 19.57% 2.6%
141st Senegal 19.50% -5.8%
142nd Burkina Faso 19.34% 4.3%
143rd Panama 19.29% -0.6%
144th Gambia, The 19.27% 46.6%
145th Burundi 19.09% 23.4%
146th Singapore 18.85% 1.7%
147th Comoros 18.75% 40.1%
148th Philippines 18.71% 2.4%
149th Peru 17.83% -3.0%
150th Kenya 17.80% -0.5%
151st Paraguay 17.62% 1.7%
152nd Equatorial Guinea 17.48% 3.4%
153rd Zambia 17.48% -4.2%
154th Bahrain 17.31% 3.6%
155th Bahamas, The 17.01% 1.6%
156th Guinea-Bissau 16.79% 10.6%
157th Gabon 16.41% -4.2%
158th Lao PDR 16.29% 1.7%
159th Myanmar 16.27% -13.1%
160th Togo 16.06% 1.2%
161st Papua New Guinea 15.89% -1.4%
162nd Malawi 15.84% 6.7%
163rd Cambodia 15.42% 3.2%
164th Niger 15.39% 3.3%
165th Angola 15.29% -1.0%
166th Guinea 15.28% -4.4%
167th Tanzania 15.21% 2.6%
168th Turkmenistan 14.93% 27.2%
169th Iran, Islamic Republic of 14.86% 1.5%
170th Côte d'Ivoire 14.84% 1.6%
171st Cameroon 14.50% 1.4%
172nd Indonesia 14.18% -1.3%
173rd Dominican Republic 14.14% 1.7%
174th Pakistan 13.96% 1.2%
175th Ghana 13.62% 3.6%
176th Benin 13.51% 21.3%
177th Costa Rica 13.28% -2.8%
178th Madagascar 12.84% 3.2%
179th Sri Lanka 12.79% -3.3%
180th Uganda 12.46% -0.7%
181st Zimbabwe 12.43% 3.9%
182nd Central African Republic 12.06% -1.5%
183rd Guatemala 11.39% -0.5%
184th Chad 11.14% 14.8%
185th Congo, Democratic Republic of 10.60% -20.9%
186th Haiti 9.92% -7.0%
187th Sierra Leone 9.36% -1.7%
188th Bangladesh 8.07% -4.4%
189th Sudan 6.74% 11.3%
190th Nigeria 4.67% 28.5%
191st Yemen, Republic of 3.49% -53.9%
192nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. 3.25% 40.6%

FAQ

What was Timor-Leste's government revenue in 2017?

Timor-Leste's government revenue in 2017 was 53.50%. This ranked 10th globally.

How did Timor-Leste's government revenue change in 2017?

Timor-Leste's government revenue decreased by 5.2% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest government revenue in 2017?

Kiribati had the highest government revenue in 2017 at 126.15%.

What is the government revenue of Timor-Leste in 2017?

The government revenue of Timor-Leste in 2017 was 53.50%. This ranked 10th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Timor-Leste's government revenue?

Timor-Leste's government revenue went from 56.44% in 2016 to 53.50% in 2017, a 5.2% decrease.