GDP per capita in East Timor

East Timor: GDP per capita was 1,214 constant 2015 US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1,214 constant 2015 US$
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
181st
of 211 countries
All-time high
2,016 constant 2015 US$
in 2021
All-time low
631.07 constant 2015 US$
in 1999
Years of data
36
1990–2025

GDP per capita in East Timor, 1990–2025

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720251990: 633.2 constant 2015 US$1991: 684.9 constant 2015 US$1992: 736.6 constant 2015 US$1993: 789.9 constant 2015 US$1994: 823.1 constant 2015 US$1995: 854.1 constant 2015 US$1996: 897.4 constant 2015 US$1997: 907.9 constant 2015 US$1998: 865.8 constant 2015 US$1999: 631.1 constant 2015 US$2000: 1.1k constant 2015 US$2001: 1.2k constant 2015 US$2002: 1.0k constant 2015 US$2003: 964.3 constant 2015 US$2004: 955.5 constant 2015 US$2005: 964 constant 2015 US$2006: 897.6 constant 2015 US$2007: 961.8 constant 2015 US$2008: 1.0k constant 2015 US$2009: 1.1k constant 2015 US$2010: 1.2k constant 2015 US$2011: 1.2k constant 2015 US$2012: 1.3k constant 2015 US$2013: 1.3k constant 2015 US$2014: 1.3k constant 2015 US$2015: 1.3k constant 2015 US$2016: 1.3k constant 2015 US$2017: 1.3k constant 2015 US$2018: 1.2k constant 2015 US$2019: 1.5k constant 2015 US$2020: 1.9k constant 2015 US$2021: 2.0k constant 2015 US$2022: 1.6k constant 2015 US$2023: 1.3k constant 2015 US$2024: 1.1k constant 2015 US$2025: 1.2k constant 2015 US$

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in constant 2015 US$.

Analysis

In 2025, gdp per capita in East Timor stood at 1,214 constant 2015 US$.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gdp per capita in East Timor peaked at 2,016 constant 2015 US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 631.07 constant 2015 US$, in 1999.

East Timor ranks 181st of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 782.39 constant 2015 US$ 631.07 constant 2015 US$ 907.92 constant 2015 US$ 10
2000s 1,024 constant 2015 US$ 897.57 constant 2015 US$ 1,193 constant 2015 US$ 10
2010s 1,296 constant 2015 US$ 1,195 constant 2015 US$ 1,507 constant 2015 US$ 10
2020s 1,531 constant 2015 US$ 1,149 constant 2015 US$ 2,016 constant 2015 US$ 6

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 178 Sao Tome and Principe 1,360 constant 2015 US$ compare
  2. 179 Zambia 1,356 constant 2015 US$ compare
  3. 180 Nepal 1,234 constant 2015 US$ compare
  4. 182 Sierra Leone 1,166 constant 2015 US$ compare
  5. 183 Tanzania 1,153 constant 2015 US$ compare
  6. 184 Myanmar 1,128 constant 2015 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

More economy & growth data for East Timor

All data for East Timor →

Frequently asked questions

What is gdp per capita in East Timor?
Gdp per capita in East Timor was 1,214 constant 2015 US$ in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 2,016 constant 2015 US$ in 2021.
What is the lowest gdp per capita recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 631.07 constant 2015 US$ in 1999.
How does East Timor rank for gdp per capita?
East Timor ranks 181st out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
Is gdp per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 per capita (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$)
Unit
constant 2015 US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
258 places, 14,493 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.