Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was -10.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Timor-Leste, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Timor-Leste stood at -10.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.3% on the previous year and down 525.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Timor-Leste peaked at 29.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -21.6%, in 2022.
Timor-Leste ranks 223rd of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -75.2% |
| 2002 | -13.8% | -306.0% |
| 2003 | -6.2% | -55.1% |
| 2004 | -0.9% | -85.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -200.0% |
| 2006 | -6.9% | -866.7% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -204.3% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -47.8% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -61.5% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +140.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -79.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +120.0% |
| 2017 | -5.0% | -554.5% |
| 2018 | -2.4% | -52.0% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | -1008.3% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -88.0% |
| 2022 | -21.6% | -717.1% |
| 2023 | -19.0% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | -10.2% | -46.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Timor-Leste changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +1008.3% | -2.4% | 21.8% |
| 2006 | -866.7% | 0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | -717.1% | 3.5% | -21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | -13.8% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | -5.0% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.6% | -21.6% | 29.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 220 Syrian Arab Republic -6.9% compare
- 220 Syria -6.9% compare
- 222 Lebanon -8.0% compare
- 223 East Timor -10.2% compare
- 225 New Caledonia -14.3% compare
- 226 Sudan -24.0% compare
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 0.0282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 0.0282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate -9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual -0.463 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 -0.4906 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Timor-Leste?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Timor-Leste was -10.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.6% in 2022.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Timor-Leste ranks 223rd out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 525.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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