Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per was -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Timor-Leste, 2010–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 500.0% on the previous year and down 636.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Timor-Leste peaked at 1,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Timor-Leste 174th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2011 | -2,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -226.9% |
| 2012 | 851.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -138.4% |
| 2013 | 851.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 851.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 851.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 851.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2019 | -212.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10555494.1% |
| 2020 | -1,715 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +705.3% |
| 2021 | -571.62 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2022 | 1,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -300.0% |
| 2023 | -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -500.0% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 78.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (45 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per in Timor-Leste changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -10555494.1% | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -212.96 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 397.27 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | -1,429 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,143 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 171 South Africa -2,303 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 172 Honduras -2,314 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 173 Finland -3,219 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 175 Saint Kitts and Nevis -4,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 176 Viet Nam -4,945 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 177 Qatar -16,665 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 4.50 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 3.21 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 253.24 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 12.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 178.52 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4471 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 599.61 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Timor-Leste?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per in Timor-Leste was -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1,748 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,573 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per?
- Timor-Leste ranks 174th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 636.8%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.