Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Timor-Leste, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Timor-Leste is 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 392.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, -0.1621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
Timor-Leste ranks 11th of 200 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 (BoP, current US$), per unit in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0092 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -78.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +851.1% |
| 2007 | 0.016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0612 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +282.1% |
| 2009 | 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.1% |
| 2013 | 0.04 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.5% |
| 2015 | 0.027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -87.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +626.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0779 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -353.1% |
| 2020 | -0.1621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +107.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0659 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -125.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0587 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +251.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1209 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +105.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0779 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0471 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 8 Palau 0.2149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Mozambique 0.1542 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Namibia 0.1418 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Mauritania 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Grenada 0.1202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,131 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8489 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 2,322 current US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 388.27 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 401.02 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Timor-Leste?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Timor-Leste was 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1621 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Timor-Leste ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 392.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.