Personal remittances, received in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Personal remittances, received was 10.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances, received in Timor-Leste, 2006–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal remittances, received in Timor-Leste is 10.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 15.2% on the previous year and up 157.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Timor-Leste peaked at 15.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2006.
That places Timor-Leste 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances, received in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8% | — |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +139.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +41.5% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +472.7% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -76.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +104.0% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +26.8% |
| 2025 | 10.0% | -15.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 0.8% | 15.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 2.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.1% | 11.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 27 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7% compare
- 28 Senegal 10.6% compare
- 29 French Polynesia 10.6% compare
- 31 Pakistan 9.9% compare
- 32 Guinea-Bissau 9.9% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 9.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20.71 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 236.37 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1775 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.6151 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 268.53 current LCU per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.2016 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 889.77 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.668 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Timor-Leste?
- Personal remittances, received in Timor-Leste was 10.0% in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2006.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for personal remittances, received?
- Timor-Leste ranks 30th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.