Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in East Timor
East Timor: Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square was 1,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square in East Timor, 2012–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in East Timor stood at 1,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.6% on the previous year and up 8,080.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in East Timor peaked at 1,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places East Timor 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) … square in East Timor, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 22.13 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2013 | 20.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 29.59 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2015 | 54.98 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +85.8% |
| 2016 | 55.13 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 120.41 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +118.4% |
| 2018 | 214.92 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +78.5% |
| 2019 | 482.94 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +124.7% |
| 2020 | 544.19 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2021 | 646.63 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 1,145 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +77.0% |
| 2023 | 1,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | +47.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,667 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 25% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13,265 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre, 13% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 125.1 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 20.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 482.94 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,006 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 544.19 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 1,952 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 94 Burundi 1,744 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 95 Guyana 1,737 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 97 Malawi 1,597 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 98 Bolivia 1,575 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 99 Myanmar 1,397 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More external debt data for East Timor
- Net financial flows, IBRD -766,000 NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.5355 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0004 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre -29.42 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 2.86 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0021 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 195.29 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 44.19 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 273.43 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 273.43 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in East Timor?
- Debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square in East Timor was 1,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1,690 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.66 TDS, current US$ per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square?
- East Timor ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is debt service on external debt, total (tds, current us$), per square rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,080.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Debt service on external debt, total (TDS, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.