Claims on central government, etc. in East Timor
East Timor: Claims on central government, etc. was -49.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Claims on central government, etc. in East Timor, 2002–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
East Timor recorded -49.6% for claims on central government, etc. in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.3% on the previous year and down 132.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in East Timor peaked at -9.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, -72.5%, in 2012.
That places East Timor 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -27.4% | -42.4% | -9.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | -35.4% | -72.5% | -14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -35.8% | -49.6% | -21.7% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for East Timor
- Net migration -2,550 (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.07 (2025)
- Net domestic credit -198.87 million current LCU (2025)
- Broad money 71.8% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.0% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 2.16 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government -14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in East Timor?
- Claims on central government, etc. in East Timor was -49.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was -9.6% in 2002.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -72.5% in 2012.
- How does East Timor rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- East Timor ranks 185th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 132.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.