Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Timor, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Timor stood at 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person.
The figure is up 106.5% on the previous year and down 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Timor peaked at 23.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, -49.12 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 122nd of 192 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 23.97 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2011 | -29.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -224.0% |
| 2012 | 11.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -137.5% |
| 2013 | 10.93 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.51 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | -0 BoP, current US$ per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | -2.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +10352788.1% |
| 2020 | -19.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +690.0% |
| 2021 | -6.3 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.3% |
| 2022 | 12.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -297.2% |
| 2023 | -49.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -495.7% |
| 2024 | 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -106.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person, 77% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person, 20% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -10352788.1% | -0 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.43 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -29.72 BoP, current US$ per person | 23.97 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2020s | -11.8 BoP, current US$ per person | -49.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 119 Benin 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 120 Congo 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 121 Belize 3.3 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 123 Angola 3.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 124 Mali 3.19 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 125 Tunisia 2.82 BoP, current US$ per person 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Timor?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in East Timor was 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 23.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.12 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- East Timor ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.