Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) was 11.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP in Timor-Leste, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Timor-Leste is 11.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 96.7% on the previous year and up 393.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Timor-Leste peaked at 11.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -16.2%, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 15th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.9% | — |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -78.7% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +851.1% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +282.1% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -47.9% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | -41.5% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -87.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +626.9% |
| 2019 | -7.8% | -353.1% |
| 2020 | -16.2% | +107.9% |
| 2021 | -6.6% | -59.3% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -125.4% |
| 2023 | 5.9% | +251.3% |
| 2024 | 11.6% | +96.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in Timor-Leste changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +851.1% | 0.2% | 1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.2% | 6.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -7.8% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -16.2% | 11.6% | 5 |
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 0.0282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 0.0282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate -9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual -0.463 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 -0.4906 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Timor-Leste?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in Timor-Leste was 11.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.2% in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 393.4%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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