Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in East Timor
East Timor: Current account balance (BoP, current US$) was -701.36 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in East Timor, 2006–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
East Timor recorded -701.36 million BoP, current US$ for current account balance in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 412.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in East Timor peaked at 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, -701.36 million BoP, current US$, in 2025.
East Timor ranks 120th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 540.95 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 1.18 billion BoP, current US$ | +117.6% |
| 2008 | 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ | +71.7% |
| 2009 | 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 1.67 billion BoP, current US$ | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 2.35 billion BoP, current US$ | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ | -53.7% |
| 2015 | 224.82 million BoP, current US$ | -79.7% |
| 2016 | -533.08 million BoP, current US$ | -337.1% |
| 2017 | -339.08 million BoP, current US$ | -36.4% |
| 2018 | -191.15 million BoP, current US$ | -43.6% |
| 2019 | 450.41 million BoP, current US$ | -335.6% |
| 2020 | 487.45 million BoP, current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 1.99 billion BoP, current US$ | +307.2% |
| 2022 | 488.48 million BoP, current US$ | -75.4% |
| 2023 | -192.57 million BoP, current US$ | -139.4% |
| 2024 | -604.75 million BoP, current US$ | +214.0% |
| 2025 | -701.36 million BoP, current US$ | +16.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's -701.36 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -203.16 million BoP, current US$, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's -701.36 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.41 million BoP, current US$. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.26 billion BoP, current US$ | 540.95 million BoP, current US$ | 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 986.16 million BoP, current US$ | -533.08 million BoP, current US$ | 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 243.72 million BoP, current US$ | -701.36 million BoP, current US$ | 1.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 117 New Caledonia -654.24 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 118 Curacao -654.69 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 119 Cayman Islands -686.07 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 121 North Macedonia -814.98 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 122 Burkina Faso -918.24 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 123 Sierra Leone -984.26 million BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for East Timor
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 83.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0201 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 26.91 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0477 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0147 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 19.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 20.52 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in East Timor?
- Current account balance in East Timor was -701.36 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -701.36 million BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for current account balance?
- East Timor ranks 120th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 412.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.