Human development index vs gdp per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.634 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.634
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
142nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.655
in 2011
All-time low
0.507
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in East Timor, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.634 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.655 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.507, in 2000.
East Timor ranks 142nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.507 | — |
| 2001 | 0.521 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.534 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.534 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.547 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.564 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.588 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.609 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.634 | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.631 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.645 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.655 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.65 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.646 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.637 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.628 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.618 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.621 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.624 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.642 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.65 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.644 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.633 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.634 | +0.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.634 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.622, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.634 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 87% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5669 | 0.507 | 0.634 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6366 | 0.618 | 0.655 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6402 | 0.633 | 0.65 | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More economy & growth data for East Timor
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 83.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in East Timor?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in East Timor was 0.634 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.655 in 2011.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.507 in 2000.
- How does East Timor rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- East Timor ranks 142nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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