Timor-Leste vs Tonga: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Timor-Leste
1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tonga
1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Timor-Leste rank
123rd
Tonga rank
121st

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • Tonga
00.511.5198020022025

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 123rd and Tonga ranks 121st of 195 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste Tonga Difference Ahead
1990s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0296 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0296 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga
2000s 0.782 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4322 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3498 current LCU per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste
2010s 1.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.698 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3448 current LCU per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste
2020s 0.7499 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.9936 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2437 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Timor-Leste or Tonga?
Tonga, at 1.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Timor-Leste and Tonga?
0.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Tonga?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Timor-Leste and Tonga rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Timor-Leste ranks 123rd and Tonga ranks 121st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.