GDP growth in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: GDP growth was 7.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Timor-Leste, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 7.0% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 176.6% on the previous year and up 181.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Timor-Leste peaked at 58.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -35.5%, in 1999.
That places Timor-Leste 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.7% | — |
| 1992 | 10.5% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 7.1% | -30.2% |
| 1995 | 6.7% | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | -49.9% |
| 1998 | -2.0% | -150.0% |
| 1999 | -35.5% | +1672.6% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | -263.8% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | -71.9% |
| 2002 | -6.7% | -141.0% |
| 2003 | -2.2% | -67.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -118.3% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +646.1% |
| 2006 | -4.1% | -237.9% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | -349.4% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 9.3% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -36.1% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -36.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +44.1% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -44.5% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +21.4% |
| 2017 | -3.2% | -205.7% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -85.3% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | -5290.3% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -83.1% |
| 2022 | -20.5% | -482.2% |
| 2023 | -18.1% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | -9.1% | -49.8% |
| 2025 | 7.0% | -176.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2% | -35.5% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.7% | -6.7% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | -3.2% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6% | -20.5% | 31.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.9052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 1.72 billion (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita -24.84 current LCU per person (2024)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 1.9 (2024)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 6.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.4283 (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -74.33 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Timor-Leste?
- Gdp growth in Timor-Leste was 7.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -35.5% in 1999.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for gdp growth?
- Timor-Leste ranks 21st out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.