Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP was 0.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP in Timor-Leste, 2010–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Timor-Leste stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.4% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Timor-Leste peaked at 2.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.3%, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 outflows as share of GDP in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.9% | — |
| 2011 | -3.2% | -207.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -134.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | -0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | +8080583.4% |
| 2020 | -1.2% | +656.8% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | -80.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -326.0% |
| 2023 | -3.3% | -717.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -107.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | -3.2% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -3.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 100 Burkina Faso 0.2% compare
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- 102 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.2% compare
- 104 Mongolia 0.2% compare
- 105 Curaçao 0.2% compare
- 106 Afghanistan 0.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) 0.6151 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 236.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.6151 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 268.53 current LCU per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.2016 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 889.77 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.668 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Timor-Leste?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp in Timor-Leste was 0.2% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3% in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 103rd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.