Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in East Timor
East Timor: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in East Timor, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 107.4% on the previous year and down 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in East Timor peaked at 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010 and was at its lowest, -0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places East Timor 105th out of 191 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 (BoP, current US$) … unit in East Timor, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | -0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -207.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -134.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2018 | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8080583.4% |
| 2020 | -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +656.8% |
| 2021 | -0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -80.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -326.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -717.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -107.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -8080583.4% | -0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | -0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 102 Burkina Faso 0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Barbados 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Bolivia 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Mongolia 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Curacao 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Afghanistan 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), per unit in East Timor?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in East Timor was 0.0024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- East Timor ranks 105th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.4%. 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$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.