Gross domestic product (GDP) in East Timor
East Timor: Gross domestic product (GDP) was 5.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP) in East Timor, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp) in East Timor is 5.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, measured 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 9.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
East Timor ranks 168th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.26 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.22 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.02 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6.64 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.09 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 9.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 165 Barbados 6.25 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 166 Central African Republic 6.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 167 Cayman Islands 6.03 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 169 Andorra 5.64 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 170 Cape Verde 5.48 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 171 Belize 5.41 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for East Timor
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -74.3% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,214 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 1.9% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.72 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,214 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 224.71 million current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 224.71 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products -34.79 million current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp) in East Timor?
- Gross domestic product (gdp) in East Timor was 5.83 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (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 9.21 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- East Timor ranks 168th out of 198 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 Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (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 for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.