GDP
$1.90Bcurrent US$
#190 of 2112025
0% of world average
SERIAL · 626Asia
Timor-Leste
CapitalDili
CurrencyUSD · East Timor centavo coins
LanguagePortuguese, Tetum
Since1975
ISOTLS · TL
Population
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Watermark portrait: António Guterres
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Southeast Asia
Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and the islands of Atauro and Jaco, for a total land area of 15,007 square kilometres (5,794 sq mi). Timor-Leste shares a land border with Indonesia to the west; Australia is the country's southern neighbour, across the Timor Sea. Dili, on the north coast of Timor, is its capital and largest city.
Text: Wikipedia — Timor-LesteCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Dili
- Currency
- East Timor centavo coins (USD)
- Official language
- Portuguese, Tetum
- Drives on the
- Left
- Calling code
- +670
- Licence plate code
- TL
- Top-level domain
- .tl
- Independence / founding
- 28 Nov 1975
- Highest point
- Tatamailau (2,963 m)
- Lowest point
- Timor Sea
- Anthem
- Pátria
— LAND —
5 of 5 figures unavailable for Timor-Leste.
— PEOPLE —
16 of 16 figures unavailable for Timor-Leste.
— MONEY —
GDP, purchasing power parity
$6.82Bcurrent int'l $
#169 of 1992025
1% of world average
GDP per person
$1,341current US$
#185 of 2112025
6% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$4,809current int'l $
#169 of 1992025
14% of world average
GDP growth
7.0%% per year
#20 of 2102025
206% of world average
GDP per person growth
5.6%% per year
#22 of 2102025
237% of world average
Gross national income
$2.03Bcurrent US$
#185 of 2042025
0% of world average
Gross national income per person
$1,510current US$
#174 of 2032025
7% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$5,120current int'l $
#163 of 1972025
16% of world average
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Inflation
0.4%% per year
#25 of 1902025
5% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
-4.7%% per year
#6 of 2092025
-66% of world average
Real interest rate
15.8%%
#8 of 1342025
384% of world average
Lending interest rate
10.4%%
#55 of 1342025
92% of world average
Government revenue
51.5%% of GDP
#3 of 1492022
196% of world average
Government spending
52.5%% of GDP
#6 of 1492022
190% of world average
Government consumption
60.6%% of GDP
#1 of 1812024
346% of world average
Household consumption
83.6%% of GDP
#24 of 1812024
130% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
30.1%% of GDP
#31 of 1782024
129% of world average
Fixed investment
27.0%% of GDP
#39 of 1732024
121% of world average
Gross savings
-21.1%% of GDP
#168 of 1682024
-96% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$253.2Mcurrent US$
#136 of 2012025
3% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
13.3%% of GDP
#11 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
0.2%% of GDP
#104 of 1792024
11% of world average
Current account balance
-36.9%% of GDP
#188 of 1912025
no comparison
15 of 39 figures unavailable for Timor-Leste.
— TRADE —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for Timor-Leste.
— HEALTH —
Physicians
0.8 /1,000per 1,000 people
#122 of 1872020
36% of world average
Nurses and midwives
1.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#145 of 1962020
37% of world average
Hospital beds
0.4 /1,000per 1,000 people
#150 of 1572023
13% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
87.3%% of population
#163 of 2142024
96% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
72.9%% of population
#155 of 2132024
91% of world average
Suicide rate
4per 100,000 people
#39 of 1852021
42% of world average
Adults who smoke
48.8%% of adults
#166 of 1662024
247% of world average
HIV prevalence
0.2%% aged 15-49
#60 of 1532024
15% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
496per 100,000 people
#204 of 2082024
499% of world average
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Undernourishment
18.7%% of population
#138 of 1682023
185% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
72.0%% of children 12-23 months
#165 of 1932024
84% of world average
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— LEARNING —
Education spending
5.2%% of GDP
#51 of 1902023
121% of world average
Education spending
4.3%% of government spending
#186 of 1892025
32% of world average
Adult literacy
69.4%% aged 15+
#96 of 1192022
83% of world average
Youth literacy
86.1%% aged 15-24
#98 of 1262022
94% of world average
Primary school enrolment
119.7%% gross
#15 of 2002023
119% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
84.7%% gross
#125 of 1882020
97% of world average
University enrolment
31.0%% gross
#109 of 1672023
62% of world average
Primary school completion
93.2%% of relevant age group
#104 of 1802023
104% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
27pupils per teacher
#121 of 1602018
121% of world average
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Years of compulsory education
9.0 yrsyears
#152 of 1972025
90% of world average
— WORK —
Unemployment
1.6%% of labour force
#14 of 1862025
23% of world average
Youth unemployment
3.7%% of labour force aged 15-24
#14 of 1862025
24% of world average
Labour force participation
67.0%% aged 15+
#46 of 1862025
111% of world average
Women in the labour force
61.7%% of women aged 15+
#41 of 1862025
121% of world average
Men in the labour force
72.2%% of men aged 15+
#68 of 1862025
103% of world average
Labour force
635,489people
#156 of 1862025
3% of world average
Working in agriculture
46.0%% of employment
#27 of 1862025
209% of world average
Working in industry
3.8%% of employment
#184 of 1862025
19% of world average
Working in services
50.2%% of employment
#126 of 1862025
86% of world average
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Self-employed
74.9%% of employment
#29 of 1862025
194% of world average
Labour force with advanced education
46.6%% of labour force
#167 of 1712022
61% of world average
Employed
65.9%% aged 15+
#34 of 1862025
116% of world average
— CONNECTED —
People online
35.0%% of population
#176 of 2072021
49% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
116per 100 people
#103 of 2102024
101% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
0per 100 people
#205 of 2082024
0% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
0per 100 people
#192 of 2132024
1% of world average
Access to electricity
94.3%% of population
#155 of 2142024
106% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
19.1%% of population
#154 of 1892023
27% of world average
Energy used per person
61kg oil equivalent per person
not enough data to rank2007
3% of world average
Container port traffic
53,289TEU
#138 of 1672019
1% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
21count
#172 of 1972023
0% of world average
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Tourists arriving
74,800count
#173 of 1942019
1% of world average
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— NATURE —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for Timor-Leste.
— STATE —
7 of 7 figures unavailable for Timor-Leste.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Timor-Leste.
— EXTRAS —
Landmarks
No landmark photos on file for Timor-Leste yet
People
António GuterresSecretary-General of the United Nations since 2017
José Ramos-Horta2nd and 5th President of East Timor, Nobel Prize laureate
Carlos Filipe Ximenes BeloRoman Catholic bishop
Xanana GusmãoPrime Minister and former President of East Timor
Taur Matan RuakPrime Minister of East Timor
Mari AlkatiriPrime Minister of East Timor
Virgílio do Carmo da SilvaEast Timorese Catholic cardinal (born 1967)
Francisco Xavier do AmaralTimorese (1937-2012)
Murilo de AlmeidaEast Timorese association football player
Fellipe BertoldoBrazilian association football player (born 1991)
Wellington RochaEast Timorese association football player
History
28 Nov 1975Timor-Leste — founding / independence (Wikidata)
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1960 → now
2026
Population1.4M2025
GDP$1.90B2025
GDP per person$1,3412025