Timor-Leste: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Lower Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Data unavailable |
| Economic Trivia | Timor-Leste's economy achieved a real growth of 10% per year for the past few years, giving it one of the highest sustained growth rates in the world. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2013): Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Printing; Soap Manufacturing; Handicrafts; Woven Cloth |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $2,715,409,330 (2016) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 5.666% (2016) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $2,140 (2016) |
GDP Country Rank 174/195 (2016)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | -1.221% (2016) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 11.2% (2017) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 8.752% (2016) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 0.789% (2015) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($533,075,100) (2016) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 283,460 (2017) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 24.998% (2017) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 15.209% (2017) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 59.793% (2017) |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.431% (2017) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $930,700,000 (2015) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $69,900,000 (2015) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 44.871% (2016) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $5,478,700 (2016) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $61,712,800 (2016) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Timor-Leste’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.