Africa Western and Central vs Timor-Leste: GDP per capita growth

Africa Western and Central
2.2%
in 2025
Timor-Leste
5.6%
in 2025
Africa Western and Central rank
24th
Timor-Leste rank
23rd

GDP per capita growth over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Timor-Leste
-250255075196119932025

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 5.6% against 2.2% in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 3.4%.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.5 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 24th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
1990s -0.7% 0.6% 1.3% Timor-Leste
2000s 3.2% 8.0% 4.8% Timor-Leste
2010s 1.3% 3.2% 1.9% Timor-Leste
2020s 0.3% -2.1% 2.4% Africa Western and Central

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Africa Western and Central or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 5.6% against 2.2% in Africa Western and Central as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Africa Western and Central and Timor-Leste?
3.4%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Timor-Leste?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Africa Western and Central and Timor-Leste rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
Africa Western and Central ranks 24th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita 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
263 places, 14,354 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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.