External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in East Timor
East Timor: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 211.81 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in East Timor, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 211.81 DOD, current US$ per person for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 140.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in East Timor peaked at 220.87 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.87 DOD, current US$ per person, in 2016.
East Timor ranks 106th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 67 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 2013 | 77.24 DOD, current US$ per person | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 88.25 DOD, current US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 96.86 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 65.87 DOD, current US$ per person | -32.0% |
| 2017 | 99.48 DOD, current US$ per person | +51.0% |
| 2018 | 123.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +24.5% |
| 2019 | 156.35 DOD, current US$ per person | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 174.81 DOD, current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 206.36 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 210.28 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 220.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 211.81 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 211.81 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,062 DOD, current US$ per person, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 211.81 DOD, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,536 DOD, current US$ per person, 14% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 65.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 156.35 DOD, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 204.82 DOD, current US$ per person | 174.81 DOD, current US$ per person | 220.87 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 103 Ethiopia 276.75 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 269.58 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 105 Mali 263.08 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 107 Madagascar 208.15 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 108 Myanmar 205.04 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 109 Niger 196.39 DOD, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for East Timor
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in East Timor?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in East Timor was 211.81 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 220.87 DOD, current US$ per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.87 DOD, current US$ per person in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- East Timor ranks 106th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.