Least developed countries vs Timor-Leste: GDP growth

Least developed countries
4.3%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
7.0%
in 2025
Least developed countries rank
20th
Timor-Leste rank
21st

GDP growth over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Timor-Leste
-40-200204060196219932025

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 7.0% against 4.3% in Least developed countries, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.6 times Least developed countries's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Least developed countries ranks 20th and Timor-Leste ranks 21st of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1990s 3.0% 2.2% 0.8% Least developed countries
2000s 5.8% 9.7% 3.8% Timor-Leste
2010s 4.5% 5.4% 0.9% Timor-Leste
2020s 3.1% -0.6% 3.7% Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Least developed countries or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 7.0% against 4.3% in Least developed countries as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Least developed countries and Timor-Leste?
2.7%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Timor-Leste?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Least developed countries and Timor-Leste rank globally for gdp growth?
Least developed countries ranks 20th and Timor-Leste ranks 21st of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.