[ Nominal GDP Per Capita in USD ]
Year -
$1,331.97
Timor-Leste GDP Per Capita expanded from 1990 to 2024, increasing from $168.62 to $1,331.97 .The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averaged 6.27% over the period. The economy recorded its peak level in 2021 and its lowest level in 1990. Growth volatility remained high. The maximum drawdown reached 50.39%, indicating the largest cyclical decline from peak levels. The country experienced 6 recession episode(s) during the observed period.
| Metric | Nominal GDP (Current USD) | GDP (PPP, Int$) |
|---|---|---|
| Latest Year | 2024 | 2024 |
| Latest GDP Per Capita | $ 1,331.97 dollars | $ 4,422.78 Int dollars |
| Growth (YoY) | -11.344% | -7.99% |
| Net Change vs Previous Year | $ -170.44 dollars | $ -384.04 Int dollars |
| % of World GDP Per Capita | 1.20% | 2.21% |
| Meaning | Nominal GDP Per Capita (Current USD, exchange-rate based) | GDP (PPP, cost-of-living adjusted) |
| Nominal | PPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Dollar $ | Net Chg $ | % Chg | Int $ | Net Chg $ | % Chg |
| 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1962 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1963 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1964 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1965 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1966 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1967 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1968 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1969 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1971 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1972 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1973 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1974 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1975 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1976 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1977 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1980 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1981 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1984 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1990 | 168.62 | - | - | 685.28 | - | - |
| 1991 | 189.79 | 21.17 | 12.557 % | 766.29 | 81.01 | 11.821 % |
| 1992 | 235.06 | 45.27 | 23.852 % | 842.94 | 76.65 | 10.003 % |
| 1993 | 264.07 | 29 | 12.338 % | 925.37 | 82.43 | 9.779 % |
| 1994 | 283.06 | 18.99 | 7.192 % | 984.81 | 59.44 | 6.423 % |
| 1995 | 302.74 | 19.68 | 6.952 % | 1043.41 | 58.6 | 5.951 % |
| 1996 | 344.01 | 41.28 | 13.634 % | 1116.29 | 72.88 | 6.985 % |
| 1997 | 348.86 | 4.85 | 1.41 % | 1148.89 | 32.61 | 2.921 % |
| 1998 | 345.59 | -3.27 | -0.938 % | 1107.95 | -40.94 | -3.564 % |
| 1999 | 269.99 | -75.6 | -21.877 % | 818.97 | -288.98 | -26.082 % |
| 2000 | 492.46 | 222.47 | 82.4 % | 1483.17 | 664.2 | 81.101 % |
| 2001 | 587.7 | 95.24 | 19.34 % | 1618.59 | 135.42 | 9.131 % |
| 2002 | 533.98 | -53.72 | -9.14 % | 1416.89 | -201.71 | -12.462 % |
| 2003 | 534.9 | 0.92 | 0.172 % | 1355.19 | -61.7 | -4.355 % |
| 2004 | 474.42 | -60.48 | -11.307 % | 1378.85 | 23.67 | 1.746 % |
| 2005 | 487.46 | 13.04 | 2.749 % | 1434.82 | 55.97 | 4.059 % |
| 2006 | 464.67 | -22.8 | -4.677 % | 1377.11 | -57.71 | -4.022 % |
| 2007 | 540.15 | 75.49 | 16.246 % | 1515.71 | 138.6 | 10.064 % |
| 2008 | 628.15 | 88 | 16.291 % | 1675.05 | 159.34 | 10.512 % |
| 2009 | 686.58 | 58.43 | 9.301 % | 1810.19 | 135.14 | 8.068 % |
| 2010 | 813.06 | 126.48 | 18.422 % | 1955.33 | 145.14 | 8.018 % |
| 2011 | 939.05 | 125.99 | 15.495 % | 2065.96 | 110.63 | 5.658 % |
| 2012 | 1022.62 | 83.57 | 8.9 % | 2386.14 | 320.18 | 15.498 % |
| 2013 | 1204.57 | 181.95 | 17.792 % | 2566.03 | 179.89 | 7.539 % |
| 2014 | 1224.75 | 20.18 | 1.675 % | 2859.86 | 293.83 | 11.451 % |
| 2015 | 1319.59 | 94.84 | 7.744 % | 3107.57 | 247.71 | 8.662 % |
| 2016 | 1335.54 | 15.95 | 1.209 % | 3390.76 | 283.19 | 9.113 % |
| 2017 | 1266.18 | -69.37 | -5.194 % | 3463.12 | 72.36 | 2.134 % |
| 2018 | 1219.47 | -46.71 | -3.689 % | 3561.29 | 98.17 | 2.835 % |
| 2019 | 1562.36 | 342.9 | 28.119 % | 4556.61 | 995.33 | 27.949 % |
| 2020 | 1630.87 | 68.5 | 4.385 % | 6132.08 | 1575.47 | 34.575 % |
| 2021 | 2684.93 | 1054.06 | 64.632 % | 6825.05 | 692.96 | 11.301 % |
| 2022 | 2343.25 | -341.68 | -12.726 % | 5729.81 | -1095.23 | -16.047 % |
| 2023 | 1502.41 | -840.84 | -35.883 % | 4806.82 | -922.99 | -16.109 % |
| 2024 | 1331.97 | -170.44 | -11.344 % | 4422.78 | -384.04 | -7.99 % |
From 1990 to 2024, Timor-Leste economy moved through multiple cyclical phases marked by alternating periods of rapid expansion and contraction.
The most remarkable growth occurred in 2000 with an increase of 82.4%, while the largest decline was in 2023 at -35.883%.