Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Timor-Leste, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Timor-Leste is 1.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and up 494.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Timor-Leste peaked at 84.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -14.6%, in 2002.
Timor-Leste ranks 108th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | -91.6% |
| 2002 | -14.6% | -305.2% |
| 2003 | -6.4% | -55.9% |
| 2004 | -0.9% | -86.3% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -223.9% |
| 2006 | -6.9% | -735.8% |
| 2007 | 7.9% | -213.4% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -50.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -34.8% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -82.7% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +338.5% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | -122.2% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -381.6% |
| 2017 | -6.7% | -728.0% |
| 2018 | -3.6% | -46.9% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -671.4% |
| 2020 | -10.6% | -151.7% |
| 2021 | -1.1% | -90.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -154.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -48.3% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +470.0% |
| 2025 | 1.5% | -12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | -14.6% | 84.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | -6.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.3% | -10.6% | 1.7% | 6 |
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- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 19.5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices -3.33 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 359.64 million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 359.64 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 337.48 million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 337.48 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 19.12 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices -0.4908 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Timor-Leste?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Timor-Leste was 1.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.6% in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Timor-Leste ranks 108th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 494.7%. 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 employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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