Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in East Timor
East Timor: Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 12.62 billion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Portfolio investment, Debt securities in East Timor, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, portfolio investment, debt securities in East Timor stood at 12.62 billion US dollar. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, portfolio investment, debt securities in East Timor peaked at 12.62 billion US dollar in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.09 billion US dollar, in 2007.
East Timor ranks 59th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.09 billion US dollar | — |
| 2008 | 4.20 billion US dollar | +101.2% |
| 2009 | 5.38 billion US dollar | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 6.62 billion US dollar | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 8.96 billion US dollar | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 8.74 billion US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 9.62 billion US dollar | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 9.95 billion US dollar | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 9.79 billion US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 9.56 billion US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 10.21 billion US dollar | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 9.79 billion US dollar | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 10.99 billion US dollar | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 11.93 billion US dollar | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 12.34 billion US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 11.18 billion US dollar | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 12.05 billion US dollar | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 12.02 billion US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 12.62 billion US dollar | +5.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 12.62 billion US dollar is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 629.07 million US dollar, 20.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 12.62 billion US dollar is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.62 billion US dollar, 1.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 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 | +101.2% | 2.09 billion US dollar | 4.20 billion US dollar |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.89 billion US dollar | 2.09 billion US dollar | 5.38 billion US dollar | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.42 billion US dollar | 6.62 billion US dollar | 10.99 billion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.02 billion US dollar | 11.18 billion US dollar | 12.62 billion US dollar | 6 |
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 portfolio investment, debt securities in East Timor?
- Portfolio investment, debt securities in East Timor was 12.62 billion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 12.62 billion US dollar in 2025.
- What is the lowest portfolio investment, debt securities recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 billion US dollar in 2007.
- How does East Timor rank for portfolio investment, debt securities?
- East Timor ranks 59th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
- Is portfolio investment, debt securities rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.