Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in East Timor
East Timor: Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) was -862.76 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in East Timor, 2006–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
East Timor recorded -862.76 million for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 50.2% on the previous year and down 185.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in East Timor peaked at 2.67 billion in 2012 and was at its lowest, -862.76 million, in 2024.
That places East Timor 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 579.60 million | — |
| 2007 | 1.20 billion | +107.1% |
| 2008 | 2.03 billion | +69.2% |
| 2009 | 1.31 billion | -35.4% |
| 2010 | 1.70 billion | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 2.34 billion | +37.1% |
| 2012 | 2.67 billion | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 2.37 billion | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.01 billion | -57.2% |
| 2015 | 191.09 million | -81.1% |
| 2016 | -656.28 million | -443.4% |
| 2017 | -211.76 million | -67.7% |
| 2018 | -106.97 million | -49.5% |
| 2019 | 360.68 million | -437.2% |
| 2020 | 166.89 million | -53.7% |
| 2021 | 406.42 million | +143.5% |
| 2022 | 133.26 million | -67.2% |
| 2023 | -574.35 million | -531.0% |
| 2024 | -862.76 million | +50.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's -862.76 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -214.02 million, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's -862.76 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.12 million. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.28 billion | 579.60 million | 2.03 billion | 4 |
| 2010s | 966.54 million | -656.28 million | 2.67 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -146.11 million | -862.76 million | 406.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 130 Cayman Islands -831.38 million compare
- 131 Mauritania -853.59 million compare
- 132 New Caledonia -860.12 million compare
- 134 Bulgaria -876.97 million compare
- 135 Bosnia and Herzegovina -890.40 million compare
- 136 Belarus -991.18 million 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 financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in East Timor?
- Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in East Timor was -862.76 million in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 billion in 2012.
- What is the lowest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -862.76 million in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net)?
- East Timor ranks 133rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 185.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.