International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in East Timor
East Timor: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was 18.81 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in East Timor, 2007–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 18.81 billion for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in East Timor peaked at 20.59 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.37 billion, in 2007.
That places East Timor 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.37 billion | — |
| 2008 | 4.53 billion | +91.1% |
| 2009 | 5.69 billion | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 7.44 billion | +30.7% |
| 2011 | 9.90 billion | +33.0% |
| 2012 | 12.83 billion | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 15.84 billion | +23.4% |
| 2014 | 17.03 billion | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 16.91 billion | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.60 billion | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 17.70 billion | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 16.82 billion | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 17.65 billion | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 19.34 billion | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 20.59 billion | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 18.39 billion | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 19.01 billion | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.81 billion | -1.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 18.81 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -10.71 billion. (39 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 18.81 billion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -17.36 million. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +91.1% | 2.37 billion | 4.53 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.20 billion | 2.37 billion | 5.69 billion | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.87 billion | 7.44 billion | 17.70 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.23 billion | 18.39 billion | 20.59 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More external debt data for East Timor
- IFC, private nonguaranteed -750,000 NFL, US$ (2024)
- 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)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.1% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA 4.00 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- 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, IBRD -766,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 2.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in East Timor?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in East Timor was 18.81 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 20.59 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 billion in 2007.
- How does East Timor rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- East Timor ranks 31st out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.