Egypt vs Timor-Leste: Military spending as a share of government spending
Egypt
2.5%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
2.4%
in 2025
Egypt rank
139th
Timor-Leste rank
141st
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Egypt
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 21 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 139th and Timor-Leste ranks 141st of 162 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.4% | 3.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Egypt or Timor-Leste?
- Egypt, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Timor-Leste as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Egypt and Timor-Leste?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Timor-Leste?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Timor-Leste rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Egypt ranks 139th and Timor-Leste ranks 141st of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by government spending.