External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in East Timor
East Timor: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per unit of GDP in East Timor, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 120.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in East Timor peaked at 0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places East Timor 112th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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$), per unit of GDP in East Timor, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0655 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 0.0641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0721 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0734 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0786 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1001 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1072 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0769 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0897 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 0.147 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.8% |
| 2024 | 0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4173 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 38% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3491 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 46% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0756 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1016 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.116 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0769 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 109 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1649 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Russia 0.1641 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Azerbaijan 0.1639 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 Myanmar 0.1509 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Somalia 0.1504 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Guyana 0.1493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit of gdp in East Timor?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp in East Timor was 0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.159 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0493 DOD, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- East Timor ranks 112th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.7%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
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External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.