Timor-Leste — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Timor-Leste, 2003–2025.
Inflation for Timor-Leste was 0.43% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 23 years, from 2003 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.50% in 2011. The lowest was -1.34% in 2016 (about -3.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -12.02% per year.
Timor-Leste ranks 165 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 88%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Timor-Leste sits below it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 97% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 23%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 22 of 28 economies; Macao SAR, China (0.33%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 910% in 2010. That is 82% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 44th of 173 in 2003 → 40th of 186 in 2010 → 132nd of 178 in 2020 → 148th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2003 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.43% | -1.6 pp |
| 2024 | 2.06% | -6.4 pp |
| 2023 | 8.42% | +1.4 pp |
| 2022 | 7.01% | +3.3 pp |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +3.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 0.96% | -1.7 pp |
| 2018 | 2.64% | +2.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.56% | +1.9 pp |
| 2016 | -1.34% | -1.9 pp |
| 2015 | 0.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 0.73% | -10.4 pp |
| 2013 | 11.08% | -0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -1.7 pp |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +6.7 pp |
| 2010 | 6.77% | +6.1 pp |
| 2009 | 0.67% | -8.4 pp |
| 2008 | 9.06% | -1.2 pp |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +6.4 pp |
| 2006 | 3.94% | +2.8 pp |
| 2005 | 1.11% | -2.1 pp |
| 2004 | 3.24% | -3.9 pp |
| 2003 | 7.17% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Timor-Leste’s Inflation in 2004?
3.24% (2004). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2003 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -94.0% in total — about 12.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 0.43%; 2024: 2.06%; 2023: 8.42%; 2022: 7.01%; 2021: 3.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.