Gross domestic product (GDP) (National statistical) in East Timor
East Timor: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP) in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ for gross domestic product (gdp) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (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$, in 1990.
That places East Timor 190th out of 209 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | 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$, 10% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +58.1% | 526.75 million constant 2015 US$ | 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
- 187 Guinea-Bissau 1.83 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 188 Antigua and Barbuda 1.80 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 189 San Marino 1.74 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 191 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.56 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 192 Solomon Islands 1.53 billion constant 2015 US$ compare
- 193 Comoros 1.26 billion constant 2015 US$ 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 gross domestic product (gdp) in East Timor?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in East Timor was 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 billion constant 2015 US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 481.44 million constant 2015 US$ in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- East Timor ranks 190th out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic product (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 National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted by inflation but _does not_ account for differences in living costs between countries.