Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in East Timor
East Timor: 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 East Timor, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in East Timor stood at 11.6%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is 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 East Timor peaked at 11.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -16.2%, in 2020.
That places East Timor 15th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 11.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.1%, 5.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 11.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.1%, 5.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP (%) in East Timor 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 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in East Timor?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- 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 East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.2% in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of gdp?
- East Timor 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 East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 393.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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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