Timor-Leste: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Timor-Leste's multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) rose 0.94 percentage points on 2023 (from 92.75% to 93.7%).

Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was −0.72 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.68 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.62 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.05 percentage points in 2022. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.06 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 60% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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 6th highest value of the 119 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

• Lebanon — 3rd of 119: 99.97%
• Botswana — 4th of 119: 99.01%
• Moldova — 5th of 119: 95.16%
• Liberia — 7th of 119: 91.75%
• Nicaragua — 8th of 119: 89.41%
• Kosovo — 9th of 119: 83.53%

What this measures

Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.

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

All 12 values

Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) in nearby economies

• Cambodia — 29.15% (2024)
• China — 7.54% (2024)
• Fiji — 70.16% (2024)
• Indonesia — 12.77% (2024)
• Lao PDR — 16.88% (2024)
• Mongolia — 23.36% (2024)
• Myanmar — 19.91% (2024)
• Papua New Guinea — 51.98% (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 multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)?

93.7% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2013?

It is down 6.3 percentage points from 100% in 2013. The highest value was 100% in 2013 and the lowest 88.14% in 2022.

How does Timor-Leste rank?

6th highest of 119 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) unusual for Timor-Leste?

In 2024, Timor-Leste's multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service) rose 0.94 percentage points on 2023 (from 92.75% to 93.7%). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was −0.72 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.68 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.MLAT.PG.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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