Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 3.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste, 2020–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste is 3.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 39.2% on the previous year and up 187.6% over five years.
Timor-Leste ranks 82nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.2% | — |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -71.5% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +294.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +84.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +39.2% |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 79 New Zealand 3.7% compare
- 80 Oman 3.5%
- 81 Solomon Islands 3.5% compare
- 83 Myanmar 3.3%
- 84 Azerbaijan 3.3% compare
- 85 Namibia 3.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Timor-Leste
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2573 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 401.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 31.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 342.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 359.74 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 359.74 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2701 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3011 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Timor-Leste was 3.4% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.