Inflation, GDP deflator in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Inflation, GDP deflator was -4.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Timor-Leste, 1991–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded -4.7% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 256.1% on the previous year and down 165.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Timor-Leste peaked at 59.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -20.8%, in 2023.
Timor-Leste ranks 206th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.1% | — |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +273.1% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | -68.6% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | -39.6% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 8.2% | +166.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -97.2% |
| 1998 | 3.9% | +1578.0% |
| 1999 | 7.2% | +85.3% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -58.3% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +294.1% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -54.2% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +25.8% |
| 2004 | -10.5% | -254.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -117.5% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +29.6% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +256.1% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -75.7% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +521.1% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -46.7% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +170.2% |
| 2014 | -0.7% | -104.4% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | -1089.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -98.0% |
| 2017 | -0.2% | -250.5% |
| 2018 | -1.4% | +540.4% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | -479.0% |
| 2020 | -19.2% | -472.3% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | -407.3% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -80.8% |
| 2023 | -20.8% | -283.2% |
| 2024 | -1.3% | -93.7% |
| 2025 | -4.7% | +256.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 0.2% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | -10.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | -1.4% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -20.8% | 59.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7302 (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita -24.84 current LCU per person (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP -0.0186 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate -81.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita -24.84 current US$ per person (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 22.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 1,428 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 22.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.37 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Timor-Leste?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Timor-Leste was -4.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.8% in 2023.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Timor-Leste ranks 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 165.1%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.