01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$1.87B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 188 of 210

Real GDP growth-9.1%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$1,3322024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity51.4%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing1.8%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −13.8 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table35 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Timor-Leste	1990	$202.99M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$267	Not published	Not published	6.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1991	$233.87M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	$300	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1992	$297.48M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	$372	Not published	Not published	7.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1993	$343.43M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	$418	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1994	$378.46M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	$448	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1995	$416.11M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	$479	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1996	$473.48M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	$531	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1997	$429.45M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	$468	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1998	$477.20M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	$506	Not published	Not published	9.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1999	$321.75M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-37.1%	Not published	Not published	-40.7 pp vs world	$385	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2000	$366.92M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	$492	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2001	$477.36M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	$588	Not published	Not published	10.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2002	$469.46M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-6.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	$534	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2003	$490.44M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	$535	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2004	$440.77M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	$474	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2005	$462.27M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	$487	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2006	$453.79M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	$465	Not published	Not published	6.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2007	$542.80M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	$540	Not published	Not published	6.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2008	$648.52M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	$628	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2009	$726.94M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	$687	Not published	Not published	7.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2010	$881.91M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	$813	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2011	$1.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	$939	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2012	$1.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	$1,023	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2013	$1.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$1,205	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2014	$1.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	$1,225	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2015	$1.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	$1,320	Not published	Not published	13.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2016	$1.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$1,336	Not published	Not published	13.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2017	$1.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	$1,266	Not published	Not published	11.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2018	$1.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	$1,219	Not published	Not published	10.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2019	$2.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	24.2%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	$1,562	Not published	Not published	13.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2020	$2.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+34.7 pp vs world	$1,631	Not published	Not published	14.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2021	$3.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	$2,685	Not published	Not published	21.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2022	$3.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-20.5%	Not published	Not published	-23.8 pp vs world	$2,343	Not published	Not published	18.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2023	$2.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-18.1%	Not published	Not published	-21.0 pp vs world	$1,502	Not published	Not published	11.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2024	$1.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	$1,332	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Timor-LesteAsiaSouth-Eastern AsiaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Timor-Leste is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Timor-LesteSouth-Eastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$202.99M → $202.99M

Compound annual change: 0.0% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$202.99M → $881.91M

Compound annual change: +7.6% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$881.91M → $1.87B

Compound annual change: +5.5% CAGR

Nominal GDP$1.87B2024 · Published series · World rank 188 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$1.35B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Timor-Leste	1990	$202.99M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$607.60M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1991	$233.87M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$672.70M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1992	$297.48M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$743.06M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1993	$343.43M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$818.89M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1994	$378.46M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$877.22M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1995	$416.11M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$935.83M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1996	$473.48M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.01B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1997	$429.45M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1998	$477.20M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$978.13M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1999	$321.75M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$615.16M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2000	$366.92M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$697.18M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2001	$477.36M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$811.15M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2002	$469.46M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$756.80M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2003	$490.44M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$740.29M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2004	$440.77M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$743.25M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2005	$462.27M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$765.43M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2006	$453.79M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$733.92M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2007	$542.80M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$809.26M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2008	$648.52M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$901.48M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2009	$726.94M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$992.95M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2010	$881.91M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2011	$1.04B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.15B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2012	$1.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2013	$1.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2014	$1.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2015	$1.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2016	$1.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2017	$1.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.33B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2018	$1.56B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2019	$2.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2020	$2.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2021	$3.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2022	$3.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2023	$2.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2024	$1.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Asia$40.60T2024

South-Eastern Asia$3.97T2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Timor-Leste is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Timor-LesteSouth-Eastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$267 → $267

Compound annual change: 0.0% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$267 → $813

Compound annual change: +5.7% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$813 → $1,332

Compound annual change: +3.6% CAGR

GDP per person$1,3322024 · Published series · World rank 179 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$9622024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Timor-Leste	1990	$267	Not published	Not published	6.2 (world = 100)	$799	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	1991	$300	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)	$864	Not published	Not published	12.1 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	1992	$372	Not published	Not published	7.9 (world = 100)	$930	Not published	Not published	13.0 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	1993	$418	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)	$997	Not published	Not published	13.9 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	1994	$448	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)	$1,039	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	1995	$479	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)	$1,078	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	1996	$531	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)	$1,133	Not published	Not published	15.0 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	1997	$468	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	$1,118	Not published	Not published	14.4 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	1998	$506	Not published	Not published	9.6 (world = 100)	$1,038	Not published	Not published	13.2 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	1999	$385	Not published	Not published	7.1 (world = 100)	$737	Not published	Not published	9.2 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2000	$492	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)	$936	Not published	Not published	11.3 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2001	$588	Not published	Not published	10.9 (world = 100)	$999	Not published	Not published	12.0 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2002	$534	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)	$861	Not published	Not published	10.2 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2003	$535	Not published	Not published	8.7 (world = 100)	$807	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2004	$474	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)	$800	Not published	Not published	9.1 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2005	$487	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)	$807	Not published	Not published	8.9 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2006	$465	Not published	Not published	6.0 (world = 100)	$752	Not published	Not published	8.1 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2007	$540	Not published	Not published	6.2 (world = 100)	$805	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2008	$628	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)	$873	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2009	$687	Not published	Not published	7.8 (world = 100)	$938	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2010	$813	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)	$1,001	Not published	Not published	10.3 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2011	$939	Not published	Not published	9.0 (world = 100)	$1,036	Not published	Not published	10.5 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2012	$1,023	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)	$1,063	Not published	Not published	10.6 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2013	$1,205	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)	$1,073	Not published	Not published	10.5 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2014	$1,225	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)	$1,099	Not published	Not published	10.6 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2015	$1,320	Not published	Not published	13.0 (world = 100)	$1,105	Not published	Not published	10.4 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2016	$1,336	Not published	Not published	13.1 (world = 100)	$1,117	Not published	Not published	10.4 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2017	$1,266	Not published	Not published	11.8 (world = 100)	$1,061	Not published	Not published	9.6 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2018	$1,219	Not published	Not published	10.8 (world = 100)	$1,036	Not published	Not published	9.2 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2019	$1,562	Not published	Not published	13.8 (world = 100)	$1,262	Not published	Not published	11.1 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2020	$1,631	Not published	Not published	14.9 (world = 100)	$1,631	Not published	Not published	14.9 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2021	$2,685	Not published	Not published	21.6 (world = 100)	$1,688	Not published	Not published	14.6 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2022	$2,343	Not published	Not published	18.3 (world = 100)	$1,323	Not published	Not published	11.2 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2023	$1,502	Not published	Not published	11.3 (world = 100)	$1,071	Not published	Not published	8.9 (world = 100)
Timor-Leste	2024	$1,332	Not published	Not published	9.7 (world = 100)	$962	Not published	Not published	7.8 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Asia$8,4482024

South-Eastern Asia$5,7172024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Timor-Leste is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Timor-LesteSouth-Eastern AsiaAsiaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

Unavailable

Change: Unavailable

Integration1990–2010

10.7% → 9.3%

Average annual rate: +3.7%

Current era2010–2024

9.3% → -9.1%

Average annual rate: +2.9%

Real GDP growth-9.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 206 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth-10.2%2024 · Published series · World rank 206 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator138.42024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Timor-Leste	1990	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	33.4	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	1991	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	34.8	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	1992	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	40.0	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	1993	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	41.9	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	1994	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	43.1	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	1995	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	44.5	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	1996	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	46.9	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	1997	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	41.9	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	1998	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-7.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	48.8	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	1999	-37.1%	Not published	Not published	-40.7 pp vs world	-29.0%	Not published	Not published	-31.2 pp vs world	52.3	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2000	13.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	52.6	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2001	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	58.8	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2002	-6.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	-13.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	62.0	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2003	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	66.2	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2004	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	-0.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	59.3	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2005	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	60.4	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2006	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	-6.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	61.8	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2007	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	67.1	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2008	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	71.9	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2009	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	73.2	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2010	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	81.2	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2011	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	90.6	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2012	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	96.2	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2013	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	112.2	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2014	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	111.4	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2015	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	119.4	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2016	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	119.6	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2017	-3.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	119.4	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2018	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	117.7	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2019	24.2%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world	123.8	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2020	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+34.7 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2021	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	159.1	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2022	-20.5%	Not published	Not published	-23.8 pp vs world	-21.6%	Not published	Not published	-24.1 pp vs world	177.2	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2023	-18.1%	Not published	Not published	-21.0 pp vs world	-19.0%	Not published	Not published	-21.0 pp vs world	140.3	Not published	Not published
Timor-Leste	2024	-9.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	-10.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	138.4	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Asia3.9%2024

South-Eastern Asia4.8%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Timor-Leste is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Timor-LesteSouth-Eastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

184.4% → 184.4%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

184.4% → 174.6%

Percentage-point change: -9.8 pp

Current era2010–2024

174.6% → 144.2%

Percentage-point change: -30.3 pp

Final consumption144.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption83.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption60.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand174.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Timor-Leste	1990	184.4%	Not published	Not published	+109.6 pp vs world	73.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	111.3%	Not published	Not published	+94.6 pp vs world	212.3%	Not published	Not published	+111.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1991	184.4%	Not published	Not published	+109.3 pp vs world	73.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	111.3%	Not published	Not published	+94.4 pp vs world	212.3%	Not published	Not published	+112.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1992	184.4%	Not published	Not published	+109.1 pp vs world	73.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	111.3%	Not published	Not published	+94.4 pp vs world	212.3%	Not published	Not published	+112.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1993	184.4%	Not published	Not published	+108.8 pp vs world	73.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	111.3%	Not published	Not published	+94.6 pp vs world	212.3%	Not published	Not published	+112.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1994	189.2%	Not published	Not published	+113.7 pp vs world	75.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	114.2%	Not published	Not published	+97.7 pp vs world	217.9%	Not published	Not published	+118.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1995	194.1%	Not published	Not published	+119.2 pp vs world	77.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	117.2%	Not published	Not published	+100.8 pp vs world	223.6%	Not published	Not published	+124.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1996	199.2%	Not published	Not published	+124.1 pp vs world	79.0%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	120.2%	Not published	Not published	+104.0 pp vs world	229.4%	Not published	Not published	+130.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1997	204.4%	Not published	Not published	+129.3 pp vs world	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	123.3%	Not published	Not published	+107.4 pp vs world	235.4%	Not published	Not published	+136.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1998	209.7%	Not published	Not published	+134.1 pp vs world	83.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world	126.6%	Not published	Not published	+110.5 pp vs world	241.5%	Not published	Not published	+141.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1999	215.2%	Not published	Not published	+139.3 pp vs world	85.3%	Not published	Not published	+25.6 pp vs world	129.9%	Not published	Not published	+113.8 pp vs world	247.8%	Not published	Not published	+148.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2000	220.9%	Not published	Not published	+145.3 pp vs world	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.9 pp vs world	133.3%	Not published	Not published	+117.4 pp vs world	254.4%	Not published	Not published	+154.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2001	218.6%	Not published	Not published	+142.2 pp vs world	82.2%	Not published	Not published	+22.1 pp vs world	136.4%	Not published	Not published	+120.1 pp vs world	248.8%	Not published	Not published	+148.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2002	236.9%	Not published	Not published	+160.0 pp vs world	89.2%	Not published	Not published	+29.0 pp vs world	147.7%	Not published	Not published	+131.1 pp vs world	264.8%	Not published	Not published	+165.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2003	186.3%	Not published	Not published	+109.5 pp vs world	84.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.2 pp vs world	102.3%	Not published	Not published	+85.4 pp vs world	208.6%	Not published	Not published	+108.7 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2004	175.3%	Not published	Not published	+99.4 pp vs world	97.4%	Not published	Not published	+38.3 pp vs world	77.9%	Not published	Not published	+61.1 pp vs world	192.4%	Not published	Not published	+92.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2005	144.6%	Not published	Not published	+69.2 pp vs world	92.0%	Not published	Not published	+33.3 pp vs world	52.6%	Not published	Not published	+36.0 pp vs world	160.4%	Not published	Not published	+60.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2006	168.3%	Not published	Not published	+93.8 pp vs world	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.9 pp vs world	82.4%	Not published	Not published	+65.9 pp vs world	180.4%	Not published	Not published	+81.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2007	190.1%	Not published	Not published	+116.1 pp vs world	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.4 pp vs world	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+88.7 pp vs world	208.8%	Not published	Not published	+109.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2008	185.2%	Not published	Not published	+111.3 pp vs world	73.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	111.6%	Not published	Not published	+94.8 pp vs world	216.6%	Not published	Not published	+117.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2009	190.5%	Not published	Not published	+114.4 pp vs world	74.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	115.9%	Not published	Not published	+98.0 pp vs world	239.4%	Not published	Not published	+139.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2010	174.6%	Not published	Not published	+100.0 pp vs world	71.4%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	103.2%	Not published	Not published	+85.7 pp vs world	217.3%	Not published	Not published	+118.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2011	157.6%	Not published	Not published	+83.8 pp vs world	67.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	89.7%	Not published	Not published	+72.5 pp vs world	228.0%	Not published	Not published	+128.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2012	154.2%	Not published	Not published	+80.6 pp vs world	70.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	84.2%	Not published	Not published	+67.1 pp vs world	214.3%	Not published	Not published	+115.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2013	126.7%	Not published	Not published	+53.1 pp vs world	64.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	62.3%	Not published	Not published	+45.4 pp vs world	168.5%	Not published	Not published	+69.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2014	130.4%	Not published	Not published	+56.9 pp vs world	64.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	65.7%	Not published	Not published	+48.8 pp vs world	173.6%	Not published	Not published	+74.3 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2015	117.0%	Not published	Not published	+43.3 pp vs world	58.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	58.9%	Not published	Not published	+42.3 pp vs world	154.0%	Not published	Not published	+54.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2016	114.1%	Not published	Not published	+40.3 pp vs world	58.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	55.6%	Not published	Not published	+39.0 pp vs world	154.0%	Not published	Not published	+54.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2017	118.2%	Not published	Not published	+44.9 pp vs world	63.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	55.2%	Not published	Not published	+38.8 pp vs world	153.8%	Not published	Not published	+54.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2018	123.0%	Not published	Not published	+50.2 pp vs world	66.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	56.7%	Not published	Not published	+40.3 pp vs world	159.0%	Not published	Not published	+59.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2019	101.4%	Not published	Not published	+28.4 pp vs world	54.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world	128.2%	Not published	Not published	+28.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2020	95.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world	50.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	44.5%	Not published	Not published	+26.7 pp vs world	111.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2021	58.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	-24.7 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	72.8%	Not published	Not published	-26.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2022	75.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	86.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2023	123.0%	Not published	Not published	+50.0 pp vs world	70.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	52.9%	Not published	Not published	+36.4 pp vs world	143.5%	Not published	Not published	+44.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2024	144.2%	Not published	Not published	+71.0 pp vs world	83.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.0 pp vs world	60.6%	Not published	Not published	+44.0 pp vs world	174.3%	Not published	Not published	+75.1 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

Latest common comparison

Asia63.9%2024

South-Eastern Asia66.2%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Timor-Leste is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Timor-LesteSouth-Eastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

28.0% → 28.0%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

28.0% → 42.7%

Percentage-point change: +14.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

42.7% → 30.1%

Percentage-point change: -12.6 pp

Gross capital formation30.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation27.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories3.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Timor-Leste	1990	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1991	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1992	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1993	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	-3.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1994	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1995	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	33.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1996	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	34.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1997	31.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	35.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1998	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1999	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2000	33.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2001	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	-1.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2002	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2003	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2004	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2005	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2006	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2007	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2008	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2009	48.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world	48.7%	Not published	Not published	+25.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2010	42.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2011	70.3%	Not published	Not published	+45.1 pp vs world	70.1%	Not published	Not published	+46.1 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2012	60.0%	Not published	Not published	+34.6 pp vs world	57.6%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2013	41.8%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2014	43.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2015	36.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2016	39.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	38.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2017	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2018	35.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2019	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2020	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2021	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2022	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2023	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2024	30.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Asia33.8%2024

South-Eastern Asia26.7%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Timor-Leste is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Timor-LesteSouth-Eastern AsiaAsiaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

166.7% → 166.7%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

166.7% → 134.4%

Percentage-point change: -32.3 pp

Current era2010–2024

134.4% → 95.4%

Percentage-point change: -39.0 pp

Exports10.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports84.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports-74.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness95.4%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices35 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Timor-Leste	1990	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	139.5%	Not published	Not published	+120.3 pp vs world	-112.3%	Not published	Not published	-112.1 pp vs world	166.7%	Not published	Not published	+128.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1991	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	139.5%	Not published	Not published	+120.9 pp vs world	-112.3%	Not published	Not published	-112.3 pp vs world	166.7%	Not published	Not published	+129.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1992	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	139.5%	Not published	Not published	+120.1 pp vs world	-112.3%	Not published	Not published	-112.7 pp vs world	166.7%	Not published	Not published	+127.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1993	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	139.5%	Not published	Not published	+121.2 pp vs world	-112.3%	Not published	Not published	-112.8 pp vs world	166.7%	Not published	Not published	+129.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1994	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	143.2%	Not published	Not published	+124.2 pp vs world	-119.4%	Not published	Not published	-119.9 pp vs world	166.9%	Not published	Not published	+128.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1995	20.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	146.9%	Not published	Not published	+126.8 pp vs world	-126.1%	Not published	Not published	-126.6 pp vs world	167.7%	Not published	Not published	+126.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1996	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	150.7%	Not published	Not published	+130.1 pp vs world	-132.6%	Not published	Not published	-133.0 pp vs world	168.9%	Not published	Not published	+127.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1997	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	154.7%	Not published	Not published	+133.2 pp vs world	-138.8%	Not published	Not published	-139.3 pp vs world	170.5%	Not published	Not published	+127.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1998	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	158.7%	Not published	Not published	+137.2 pp vs world	-144.8%	Not published	Not published	-145.2 pp vs world	172.6%	Not published	Not published	+129.3 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1999	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	162.8%	Not published	Not published	+141.3 pp vs world	-150.7%	Not published	Not published	-151.0 pp vs world	175.0%	Not published	Not published	+131.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2000	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	165.0%	Not published	Not published	+141.6 pp vs world	-154.4%	Not published	Not published	-154.6 pp vs world	175.6%	Not published	Not published	+128.7 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2001	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	157.8%	Not published	Not published	+134.8 pp vs world	-148.8%	Not published	Not published	-148.8 pp vs world	166.7%	Not published	Not published	+120.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2002	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	172.6%	Not published	Not published	+149.6 pp vs world	-164.8%	Not published	Not published	-165.0 pp vs world	180.4%	Not published	Not published	+134.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2003	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	115.4%	Not published	Not published	+91.7 pp vs world	-108.6%	Not published	Not published	-108.8 pp vs world	122.3%	Not published	Not published	+74.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2004	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	99.9%	Not published	Not published	+74.4 pp vs world	-92.4%	Not published	Not published	-92.7 pp vs world	107.3%	Not published	Not published	+56.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2005	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-19.9 pp vs world	67.5%	Not published	Not published	+40.9 pp vs world	-60.4%	Not published	Not published	-60.8 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2006	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world	89.6%	Not published	Not published	+61.6 pp vs world	-80.4%	Not published	Not published	-81.1 pp vs world	98.9%	Not published	Not published	+42.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2007	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world	118.8%	Not published	Not published	+89.9 pp vs world	-108.8%	Not published	Not published	-109.5 pp vs world	128.8%	Not published	Not published	+70.3 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2008	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-21.6 pp vs world	125.9%	Not published	Not published	+95.7 pp vs world	-116.6%	Not published	Not published	-117.3 pp vs world	135.3%	Not published	Not published	+74.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2009	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	148.5%	Not published	Not published	+122.9 pp vs world	-139.4%	Not published	Not published	-140.0 pp vs world	157.7%	Not published	Not published	+105.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2010	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	125.8%	Not published	Not published	+98.2 pp vs world	-117.3%	Not published	Not published	-118.2 pp vs world	134.4%	Not published	Not published	+78.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2011	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-24.0 pp vs world	134.4%	Not published	Not published	+104.9 pp vs world	-128.0%	Not published	Not published	-128.9 pp vs world	140.8%	Not published	Not published	+80.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2012	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-23.0 pp vs world	121.4%	Not published	Not published	+92.2 pp vs world	-114.3%	Not published	Not published	-115.2 pp vs world	128.5%	Not published	Not published	+69.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2013	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-24.5 pp vs world	74.0%	Not published	Not published	+45.0 pp vs world	-68.5%	Not published	Not published	-69.5 pp vs world	79.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2014	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-25.2 pp vs world	78.2%	Not published	Not published	+49.2 pp vs world	-73.6%	Not published	Not published	-74.4 pp vs world	82.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2015	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-25.1 pp vs world	57.0%	Not published	Not published	+29.5 pp vs world	-54.0%	Not published	Not published	-54.6 pp vs world	60.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2016	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-24.0 pp vs world	57.2%	Not published	Not published	+30.8 pp vs world	-54.0%	Not published	Not published	-54.8 pp vs world	60.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2017	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-25.7 pp vs world	56.2%	Not published	Not published	+28.9 pp vs world	-53.8%	Not published	Not published	-54.6 pp vs world	58.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2018	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-26.2 pp vs world	61.9%	Not published	Not published	+33.6 pp vs world	-59.0%	Not published	Not published	-59.8 pp vs world	64.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2019	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	49.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	-28.2%	Not published	Not published	-28.8 pp vs world	70.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2020	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	48.1%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world	-11.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	84.8%	Not published	Not published	+33.3 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2021	63.5%	Not published	Not published	+34.9 pp vs world	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	99.9%	Not published	Not published	+43.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2022	55.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.7 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	97.6%	Not published	Not published	+36.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2023	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	66.4%	Not published	Not published	+38.1 pp vs world	-43.5%	Not published	Not published	-44.2 pp vs world	89.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2024	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+56.8 pp vs world	-74.3%	Not published	Not published	-75.2 pp vs world	95.4%	Not published	Not published	+38.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Asia60.3%2024

South-Eastern Asia124.2%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 51.4%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing19.5%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010+4.0 pp2010–2024-5.2 pp

World specialization: 4.57×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.7%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010-31.9 pp2010–2024-0.5 pp

World specialization: 0.03×

Construction10.7%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010-7.0 pp2010–2024+3.1 pp

World specialization: 1.85×

Trade, restaurants and hotels16.2%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010+14.6 pp2010–2024-5.3 pp

World specialization: 1.12×

Transport, storage and communication1.6%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010-1.2 pp2010–2024-3.3 pp

World specialization: 0.16×

Other activities51.4%

1970–19900.0 pp1990–2010+21.5 pp2010–2024+11.3 pp

World specialization: 1.16×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

18.6% → 18.6%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

18.6% → 40.1%

Percentage-point change: +21.5 pp

Current era2010–2024

40.1% → 51.4%

Percentage-point change: +11.3 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing4.57×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.03×

Construction1.85×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.12×

Transport, storage and communication0.16×

Other activities1.16×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table35 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Timor-Leste	1990	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1991	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	18.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1992	20.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1993	20.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.8 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	18.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1994	22.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	20.5%	Not published	Not published	-20.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1995	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1996	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1997	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1998	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+35.8 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	23.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1999	42.4%	Not published	Not published	+38.8 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2000	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-19.0 pp vs world	12.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2001	22.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.5 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	38.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2002	26.0%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2003	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.9 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	37.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2004	31.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.4 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.9 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2005	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	37.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2006	32.1%	Not published	Not published	+28.8 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	21.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	34.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2007	30.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.0 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.1 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	33.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2008	30.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-22.1 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	32.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2009	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	19.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	36.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2010	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-22.5 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2011	21.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-23.2 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	39.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2012	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-23.2 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	39.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2013	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2014	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.4 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	17.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	44.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2015	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-21.2 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	43.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2016	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.5 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	43.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2017	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-20.3 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	18.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	47.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2018	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.1 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	47.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2019	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2020	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2021	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	56.9%	Not published	Not published	+34.6 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	22.0%	Not published	Not published	-22.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2022	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	48.4%	Not published	Not published	+25.6 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2023	16.8%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	44.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2024	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-20.4 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	51.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 1.8% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Timor-Leste was 13.8 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 1.8%
World specialization: 0.12×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

2.1% → 2.1%

Percentage-point change: 0.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

2.1% → 1.0%

Percentage-point change: -1.1 pp

Current era2010–2024

1.0% → 1.8%

Percentage-point change: +0.9 pp

Share of total GVA1.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity258.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth3.9%2024 · Published series · World rank 86 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 194 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table35 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Timor-Leste	1990	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.7 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-72.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1991	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.4 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-72.5 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1992	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-17.7 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-71.9 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1993	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-17.1 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-71.4 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1994	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-68.9 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1995	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-63.6 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1996	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-57.1 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1997	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.3 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	-48.6 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1998	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	-42.2 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	1999	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	43.2%	Not published	Not published	-32.7 pp vs world	-50.3%	Not published	Not published	-53.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2000	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	59.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2001	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	69.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2002	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	66.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2003	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	68.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2004	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	69.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	-7.7%	Not published	Not published	-27.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2005	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	73.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	-7.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2006	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	81.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2007	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	85.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	-4.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2008	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	84.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	-7.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2009	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	83.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	-7.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2010	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	83.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	-13.6%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2011	0.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	81.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2012	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	80.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.8 pp vs world	-10.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2013	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2014	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2015	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.7 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	+32.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2016	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	88.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2017	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	91.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	37.0%	Not published	Not published	+33.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2018	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	92.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2019	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-65.8 pp vs world	39.5%	Not published	Not published	+38.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2020	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.7 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-72.2 pp vs world	-11.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2021	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-74.1 pp vs world	-19.1%	Not published	Not published	-28.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2022	1.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-69.3 pp vs world	41.9%	Not published	Not published	+39.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2023	1.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-62.4 pp vs world	-23.0%	Not published	Not published	-24.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Timor-Leste	2024	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	258.6%	Not published	Not published	+184.6 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Asia0.08×

South-Eastern Asia0.09×

World0.12×

Timor-Leste Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure