Timor-Leste: Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Timor-Leste's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$12,680 on 2023 (from US$17,627 to US$4,947).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +US$343.81 and a typical year strayed about US$4,623 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$11,370 in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was US$13,667 in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 30% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Timor-Leste had the 18th highest value of the 19 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Timor-Leste in the 2024 ranking

• Vanuatu — 15th of 19: US$12,539
• Solomon Islands — 16th of 19: US$9,233
• Bolivia — 17th of 19: US$6,564
• Afghanistan — 19th of 19: US$2,890

What this measures

Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in this sector to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output is not easily available, especially in low- and middle-income countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For more details, see Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.AGR.TOTL.KD], Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.IND.TOTL.KD], and Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.SRV.TOTL.KD].

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$131,209 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$175,141 (2025)
• Cambodia — US$6,141 (2025)
• China — US$31,196 (2025)
• Fiji — US$15,781 (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$41,254 (2025)
• Indonesia — US$15,079 (2025)
• Japan — US$83,602 (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Timor-Leste

• Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 0.43% (2024)
• IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −US$750,000 (2024)
• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.19% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$221.69 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$259.94 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$259.94 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$259.94 million (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Timor-Leste's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)?

US$4,947 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 49.1% from US$9,719 in 2000 (2.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$31,294 in 2022 and the lowest US$1,647 in 2006.

How does Timor-Leste rank?

18th highest of 19 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Timor-Leste?

In 2024, Timor-Leste's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$12,680 on 2023 (from US$17,627 to US$4,947). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +US$343.81 and a typical year strayed about US$4,623 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.EMPL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB); ILOSTAT database, International Labour Organization (ILO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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