Industry (including construction), value added in East Timor
East Timor: Industry (including construction), value added was -64.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in East Timor, 2001–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in East Timor is -64.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 493.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in East Timor peaked at 143.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, -64.6%, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 199th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Industry (including construction), value added in East Timor, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -3.4% | — |
| 2002 | -22.4% | +557.9% |
| 2003 | -17.2% | -23.3% |
| 2004 | -64.2% | +273.3% |
| 2005 | -7.6% | -88.2% |
| 2006 | -13.1% | +72.9% |
| 2007 | 45.0% | -442.8% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +120.5% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | -45.0% |
| 2010 | 7.9% | -85.5% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | +39.9% |
| 2012 | -19.5% | -277.0% |
| 2013 | 41.1% | -310.2% |
| 2014 | -10.9% | -126.5% |
| 2015 | 22.2% | -303.9% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -65.6% |
| 2017 | -26.5% | -447.3% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -120.0% |
| 2019 | 143.5% | +2614.0% |
| 2020 | 118.2% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -95.2% |
| 2022 | -44.5% | -887.4% |
| 2023 | -56.9% | +27.9% |
| 2024 | -64.6% | +13.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's -64.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.7%. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's -64.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.2%. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +2614.0% | 5.3% | 143.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | -64.2% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | -26.5% | 143.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -8.4% | -64.6% | 118.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 196 Syria -13.4% compare
- 197 Equatorial Guinea -13.6% compare
- 198 South Sudan -36.8% 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 industry (including construction), value added in East Timor?
- Industry (including construction), value added in East Timor was -64.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 143.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.6% in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- East Timor ranks 199th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 493.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.