GDP per person employed in East Timor
East Timor: GDP per person employed was 9,323 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per person employed in East Timor is 9,323 constant 2021 PPP $, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in East Timor peaked at 16,285 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,329 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1999.
That places East Timor 159th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,854 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,329 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,854 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 8,980 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,830 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,502 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,186 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,308 constant 2021 PPP $ | 12,491 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,197 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,921 constant 2021 PPP $ | 16,285 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for East Timor
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 85.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in East Timor?
- Gdp per person employed in East Timor was 9,323 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 16,285 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,329 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1999.
- How does East Timor rank for gdp per person employed?
- East Timor ranks 159th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.