Current account balance in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Current account balance was -36.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Timor-Leste, 2006–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Timor-Leste is -36.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 360.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Timor-Leste peaked at 311.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -36.9%, in 2025.
That places Timor-Leste 196th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 119.2% | — |
| 2007 | 216.9% | +81.9% |
| 2008 | 311.7% | +43.7% |
| 2009 | 176.8% | -43.3% |
| 2010 | 189.5% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 225.0% | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 235.8% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 171.2% | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 76.4% | -55.4% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -81.5% |
| 2016 | -32.5% | -329.9% |
| 2017 | -21.4% | -34.2% |
| 2018 | -12.3% | -42.6% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -280.4% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +142.9% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -72.2% |
| 2023 | -9.3% | -160.8% |
| 2024 | -32.4% | +250.1% |
| 2025 | -36.9% | +13.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 206.1% | 119.2% | 311.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | -32.5% | 235.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -36.9% | 54.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20.71 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 236.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.6151 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 268.53 current LCU per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.2016 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 889.77 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.668 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Timor-Leste?
- Current account balance in Timor-Leste was -36.9% 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 311.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -36.9% in 2025.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for current account balance?
- Timor-Leste ranks 196th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 360.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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 (% of GDP). 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.