GDP in East Timor
East Timor: GDP was 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp in East Timor is 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp in East Timor peaked at 2.72 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 481.44 million constant 2015 US$, in 1990.
East Timor ranks 193rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP in East Timor, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 481.44 million constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1991 | 533.02 million constant 2015 US$ | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 588.77 million constant 2015 US$ | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 648.85 million constant 2015 US$ | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 695.07 million constant 2015 US$ | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 741.51 million constant 2015 US$ | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 800.70 million constant 2015 US$ | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 832.73 million constant 2015 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 816.07 million constant 2015 US$ | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 526.75 million constant 2015 US$ | -35.5% |
| 2000 | 832.68 million constant 2015 US$ | +58.1% |
| 2001 | 968.81 million constant 2015 US$ | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 903.89 million constant 2015 US$ | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 884.17 million constant 2015 US$ | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 887.70 million constant 2015 US$ | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 914.20 million constant 2015 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 876.57 million constant 2015 US$ | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 966.55 million constant 2015 US$ | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 1.08 billion constant 2015 US$ | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 1.19 billion constant 2015 US$ | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 1.30 billion constant 2015 US$ | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 1.37 billion constant 2015 US$ | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.44 billion constant 2015 US$ | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.49 billion constant 2015 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.55 billion constant 2015 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.59 billion constant 2015 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.64 billion constant 2015 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.59 billion constant 2015 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.58 billion constant 2015 US$ | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.96 billion constant 2015 US$ | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 2.58 billion constant 2015 US$ | +31.7% |
| 2021 | 2.72 billion constant 2015 US$ | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 2.16 billion constant 2015 US$ | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 1.77 billion constant 2015 US$ | -18.1% |
| 2024 | 1.61 billion constant 2015 US$ | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ | +7.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.68 billion constant 2015 US$, 6% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.42 billion constant 2015 US$, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +58.1% | 526.75 million constant 2015 US$ | 832.68 million constant 2015 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 666.49 million constant 2015 US$ | 481.44 million constant 2015 US$ | 832.73 million constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 949.72 million constant 2015 US$ | 832.68 million constant 2015 US$ | 1.19 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.30 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.96 billion constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.10 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.61 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.72 billion constant 2015 US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 191 Antigua and Barbuda 1.80 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 192 San Marino 1.74 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 194 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.56 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 195 Solomon Islands 1.53 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 196 Comoros 1.26 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for East Timor
- 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 gdp in East Timor?
- Gdp in East Timor was 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 481.44 million constant 2015 US$ in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for gdp?
- East Timor ranks 193rd out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.