Timor-Leste vs World: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit

Timor-Leste
0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Timor-Leste rank
11th
World rank
14th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time

  • Timor-Leste
  • World
-0.2-0.100.1197019972025

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.1217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 11.7 times World's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was World ahead.

Timor-Leste ranks 11th and World ranks 14th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Timor-Leste averaged higher in 1 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Timor-Leste World Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP World
2010s 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0274 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP World
2020s 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Timor-Leste or World?
Timor-Leste, at 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Timor-Leste and World?
0.1217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and World?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Timor-Leste and World rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
Timor-Leste ranks 11th and World ranks 14th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.