Timor-Leste — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Timor-Leste, 1991–2025.
GDP growth for Timor-Leste was 6.98% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 58.08% in 2000. The lowest was -35.45% in 1999 (about -5.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.25% per year.
Timor-Leste ranks 21 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 10%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Timor-Leste sits above it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 88% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 181%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 3 of 36 economies; Mongolia (6.84%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 5290% in 2019. That is 243% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 2000.
World ranking. Slipped: 9th of 194 in 1991 → 1st of 199 in 2000 → 18th of 209 in 2010 → 2nd of 209 in 2020 → 18th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.98% | +16.1 pp |
| 2024 | -9.1% | +9.0 pp |
| 2023 | -18.14% | +2.4 pp |
| 2022 | -20.52% | -25.9 pp |
| 2021 | 5.37% | -26.4 pp |
| 2020 | 31.73% | +7.5 pp |
| 2019 | 24.21% | +24.7 pp |
| 2018 | -0.47% | +2.7 pp |
| 2017 | -3.18% | -6.2 pp |
| 2016 | 3.01% | +0.5 pp |
| 2015 | 2.48% | -2.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.47% | +1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -1.8 pp |
| 2012 | 4.86% | -1.1 pp |
| 2011 | 5.96% | -3.4 pp |
| 2010 | 9.33% | -0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 10.15% | -1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 11.39% | +1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 10.27% | +14.4 pp |
| 2006 | -4.12% | -7.1 pp |
| 2005 | 2.98% | +2.6 pp |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +2.6 pp |
| 2003 | -2.18% | +4.5 pp |
| 2002 | -6.7% | -23.0 pp |
| 2001 | 16.35% | -41.7 pp |
| 2000 | 58.08% | +93.5 pp |
| 1999 | -35.45% | -33.5 pp |
| 1998 | -2% | -6.0 pp |
| 1997 | 4% | -4.0 pp |
| 1996 | 7.98% | +1.3 pp |
| 1995 | 6.68% | -0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 7.12% | -3.1 pp |
| 1993 | 10.2% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 10.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 10.71% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Timor-Leste’s GDP growth in 1992?
10.46% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Timor-Leste’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -34.9% in total — about 1.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 6.98%; 2024: -9.1%; 2023: -18.14%; 2022: -20.52%; 2021: 5.37%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.