How does the budget share of Liquiçá compare with its share of the population?

Liquiçá has 6.6% of the people living in the 13 municipalities covered by the municipal budget table (2022 census, excluding the Oecusse region) and receives 6.1% of the proposed 2025 municipal budget total.

Government budget and revenue in Liquiçá, Timor-Leste: official figures

The Ministry of Finance Citizens' Budget lists US$7,570,984 for the municipal administration of Liquiçá in the proposed 2025 General State Budget, making it the 4th smallest of 13 municipal budgets, and 6.1% of the US$123,623,927 for all municipalities.

What was the budget of Liquiçá municipality in 2024?

The 2024 original budget for Liquiçá municipality was US$6,401,407, and the 2023 rectified budget was US$4,942,552.

Source: Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste · saved copy

How much has the budget of Liquiçá municipality changed?

Liquiçá municipality's budget rose 18% from US$6,401,407 in 2024 to US$7,570,984 proposed for 2025, and is 53% above the 2023 rectified budget of US$4,942,552. That one-year change ranks as the 5th lowest of 14 (the 13 municipal budgets and the Oecusse region together).

Source: Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste · saved copy

How much money does Liquiçá municipality get per resident?

The proposed 2025 municipal budget works out at US$90 per resident of Liquiçá (using 2022 census population), against US$98 per resident across the 13 municipal administrations. That is the 2nd lowest of 14 (the 13 municipal budgets and the Oecusse region together).

Source: Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste · saved copy

How Liquiçá compares with other municipalities

Proposed 2025 budget per resident (2025)

Liquiçá ranks 13 of 14, highest first. Proposed 2025 General State Budget allocation to each municipal administration (Oecusse: RAEOA Authority plus FED RAEOA) divided by the 2022 census population.

Rank	Region	Proposed 2025 budget per resident
8	Cova Lima	US$112
9	Ainaro	US$108
10	Bobonaro	US$106
11	Ermera	US$93
12	Baucau	US$92
13	Liquiçá	US$90
14	Dili	US$59

Source: Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste · saved copy

Change in budget, 2024 to proposed 2025 (2025)

Liquiçá ranks 10 of 14, highest first. Percentage change between the 2024 original budget and the proposed 2025 budget (Oecusse: RAEOA Authority plus FED RAEOA).

Rank	Region	Change in budget, 2024 to proposed 2025
7	Atauro	+21%
8	Manufahi	+20%
9	Dili	+19%
10	Liquiçá	+18%
11	Cova Lima	+14%
12	Lautém	+14%
13	Manatuto	+11%

Source: Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste · saved copy

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Sources

Ministry of Finance of Timor-Leste: Citizens' Budget 2025 (Orsamentu ba Sidadaun 2025): municipal budgets 2023-2025 and the RAEOA budget, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e7a0dab1c6fd…)

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