Net foreign assets in East Timor
East Timor: Net foreign assets was 2.16 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in East Timor, 2002–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 2.16 billion current LCU for net foreign assets in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 112.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in East Timor peaked at 2.24 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.15 million current LCU, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 159th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 223.46 million current LCU | 70.15 million current LCU | 442.73 million current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.06 billion current LCU | 621.78 million current LCU | 1.54 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 billion current LCU | 1.57 billion current LCU | 2.24 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 156 Grenada 2.55 billion current LCU compare
- 158 Barbados 2.26 billion current LCU compare
- 160 Montenegro 1.81 billion current LCU compare
- 161 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.68 billion current LCU compare
- 162 Belize 1.64 billion current LCU compare
More financial sector data for East Timor
- Domestic credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -49.6% (2025)
- Broad money 71.8% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 39.1% (2025)
- Net domestic credit -198.87 million current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.07 (2025)
- Net migration -2,550 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 39.0% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 1 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Claims on central government -14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in East Timor?
- Net foreign assets in East Timor was 2.16 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 billion current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.15 million current LCU in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for net foreign assets?
- East Timor ranks 159th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.