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Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Timor-Leste: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 0.4% (2025), 158th of 180 in the world and 21st of 27 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP deflator is -4.7% (2025), 204th of 209 in the world and 35th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Lending rate is 10.4% (2025), 56th of 136 in the world and 4th of 24 in East Asia & Pacific.
Inflation
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GDP deflator
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13 indicators
Prices & public finance: Timor-Leste in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 0.4%2025 | 158/180 | 21/27 | · | 6.8% | 0.5% | −0.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | -4.7%2025 | 204/209 | 35/36 | 3.0% | 11.0% | -19.2% | −11.9 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 10.4%2025 | 56/136 | 4/24 | · | 11.0%2011 | 14.1% | −3.1 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 15.8%2025 | 8/136 | 1/24 | · | -0.5%2011 | 41.3% | +10.0 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.002025 | 170/210 | 36/36 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ±0.0%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 21.6%2022 | 39/142 | 7/25 | · | 110.2% | 12.6% | −126.0 ppsince 2012 | 10.8% | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 51.5%2022 | 3/142 | 3/25 | · | 274.4% | 39.7% | −286.3 ppsince 2012 | 17.6% | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 52.5%2022 | 6/142 | 5/25 | · | 83.6% | 52.2% | −25.7 ppsince 2012 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 15.4%2024 | 110/119 | 14/16 | · | 1.8%2012 | 9.8% | +12.2 ppsince 2014 | — | 30.1% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 39.1%2025 | 86/169 | 19/25 | 1.4%2002 | 12.4% | 13.4% | +25.8 ppsince 2015 | 175.5% | 38.7% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 71.8%2024 | 52/146 | 18/24 | 9.3%2002 | 33.5% | 40.3% | +30.3 ppsince 2014 | 211.5% | 67.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 5.82025 | 50/165 | 13/24 | · | 3.6 | 5.0 | +47%since 2015 | 11.1 | 7.7 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.25%2025 | 51/156 | 5/18 | · | 2.99% | 1.78% | −0.1 ppsince 2015 | 1.72% | 1.92% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−0.1 pp0.4% in 2025
- Reserves, months of imports+47%5.8 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- External debt+12.2 pp15.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Timor-Leste and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Timor-Leste. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Timor-Leste | Indonesia | Australia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 0.4%2025 | 1.9%2025 | 2.9%2025 |
| GDP deflator | -4.7%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 2.3%2025 |
| Lending rate | 10.4%2025 | 8.5%2025 | 5.1%2019 |
| Real interest rate | 15.8%2025 | 6.0%2025 | 1.6%2019 |
| Exchange rate | 1.002025 | 16,477.872025 | 1.552025 |
| Tax revenue | 21.6%2022 | 11.1%2009 | 23.6%2022 |
| Government revenue | 51.5%2022 | 15.1%2009 | 26.1%2022 |
| Government expense | 52.5%2022 | 15.4%2009 | 27.6%2022 |
| External debt | 15.4%2024 | 31.0%2024 | — |