GDP growth in East Timor

East Timor: GDP growth was 7.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
7.0%
Change on year
up 176.6%
World rank
21st
of 214 countries
All-time high
58.1%
in 2000
All-time low
-35.5%
in 1999
Years of data
35
1991–2025

GDP growth in East Timor, 1991–2025

-40-2002040601991200820251991: 10.7 annual %1992: 10.5 annual %1993: 10.2 annual %1994: 7.1 annual %1995: 6.7 annual %1996: 8 annual %1997: 4 annual %1998: -2 annual %1999: -35.5 annual %2000: 58.1 annual %2001: 16.3 annual %2002: -6.7 annual %2003: -2.2 annual %2004: 0.4 annual %2005: 3 annual %2006: -4.1 annual %2007: 10.3 annual %2008: 11.4 annual %2009: 10.1 annual %2010: 9.3 annual %2011: 6 annual %2012: 4.9 annual %2013: 3.1 annual %2014: 4.5 annual %2015: 2.5 annual %2016: 3 annual %2017: -3.2 annual %2018: -0.467 annual %2019: 24.2 annual %2020: 31.7 annual %2021: 5.4 annual %2022: -20.5 annual %2023: -18.1 annual %2024: -9.1 annual %2025: 7 annual %

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 7.0% for gdp growth in 2025.

That represents a change of up 176.6% on the previous year and up 181.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp growth in East Timor peaked at 58.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -35.5%, in 1999.

That places East Timor 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.2% -35.5% 10.7% 9
2000s 9.7% -6.7% 58.1% 10
2010s 5.4% -3.2% 24.2% 10
2020s -0.6% -20.5% 31.7% 6

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 18 Guinea 7.4% compare
  2. 19 Armenia 7.2% compare
  3. 20 Niger 7.0% compare
  4. 22 Mongolia 6.8% compare
  5. 23 Aruba 6.8% compare
  6. 24 Senegal 6.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gdp growth in East Timor?
Gdp growth in East Timor was 7.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gdp growth recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was -35.5% in 1999.
How does East Timor rank for gdp growth?
East Timor ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
Is gdp growth rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 181.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Timor data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
261 places, 14,323 data points, 1961–2025
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.