Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual in East Timor
East Timor: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual was 12.32 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual in East Timor, 2006–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 12.32 % change on previous year for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 85.4% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in East Timor peaked at 833.71 % change on previous year in 2006 and was at its lowest, -430.57 % change on previous year, in 2019.
East Timor ranks 89th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 833.71 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 2008 | 356.56 % change on previous year | +13831.8% |
| 2009 | 20.8 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 2010 | -36.75 % change on previous year | -276.7% |
| 2011 | 61.73 % change on previous year | -268.0% |
| 2012 | -17.68 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 2013 | 38.32 % change on previous year | -316.7% |
| 2014 | -39.3 % change on previous year | -202.6% |
| 2015 | 26.81 % change on previous year | -168.2% |
| 2016 | -87.26 % change on previous year | -425.5% |
| 2017 | 22.58 % change on previous year | -125.9% |
| 2018 | 613.61 % change on previous year | +2617.2% |
| 2019 | -430.57 % change on previous year | -170.2% |
| 2020 | -121.21 % change on previous year | -71.8% |
| 2021 | 31.8 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 2022 | 122.45 % change on previous year | +285.1% |
| 2023 | 127.69 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 84.53 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 2025 | 12.32 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 12.32 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.12 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 12.32 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.67 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current) … inflows annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +13831.8% | 2.56 % change on previous year | 356.56 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +2617.2% | 22.58 % change on previous year | 613.61 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 303.41 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 833.71 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.15 % change on previous year | -430.57 % change on previous year | 613.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.93 % change on previous year | -121.21 % change on previous year | 127.69 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 86 Somalia 13.08 % change on previous year compare
- 87 Gambia 13.05 % change on previous year compare
- 88 Montenegro 12.81 % change on previous year compare
- 90 Guatemala 11.98 % change on previous year compare
- 91 Chad 11.62 % change on previous year compare
- 92 Chile 10.75 % change on previous year 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in East Timor?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual in East Timor was 12.32 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 833.71 % change on previous year in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -430.57 % change on previous year in 2019.
- How does East Timor rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- East Timor ranks 89th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.