Labour share of GDP (%) in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Labour share of GDP (%) was 31.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
31.2%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
97th
of 104 countries
All-time high
57.9%
in 2011
All-time low
26.1%
in 2021
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Labour share of GDP in Timor-Leste, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labour share of gdp in Timor-Leste stood at 31.2%.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Timor-Leste peaked at 57.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2021.
That places Timor-Leste 97th out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP (%) in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 37.9% | — |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 41.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 45.4% | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 57.5% | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 47.4% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 53.2% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 52.8% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | -32.4% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 31.1% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.4% | 37.9% | 57.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 39.0% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 26.1% | 38.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 94 Niger 32.0% compare
- 95 Brunei Darussalam 31.9% compare
- 95 Brunei 31.9% compare
- 97 East Timor 31.2% compare
- 99 Côte d'Ivoire 31.0% compare
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, annual -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- GDP Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate -7.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value Standard Local 0.0282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 0.0282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate -9.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual -0.463 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 -0.4906 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Timor-Leste?
- Labour share of gdp in Timor-Leste was 31.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for labour share of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 97th out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Labour share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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