Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Timor-Leste, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Timor-Leste stood at 3.21 BoP, current US$ 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$), per capita in Timor-Leste peaked at 23.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, -49.12 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2023.
Timor-Leste 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$), per capita in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ 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% |
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 Timor-Leste
- 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 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Timor-Leste?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Timor-Leste 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$), per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 23.97 BoP, current US$ per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.12 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Timor-Leste ranks 122nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.0%. 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 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$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.