Timor-Leste's net capital account (BoP, current US$) was US$211,453 in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 99.27% from US$29.01 million in 2015 (38.87% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$211,453 | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$12.43 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$29.01 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$51.55 million | 2018 |
| Lowest | −US$3.27 million | 2014 |
| Average since 2016 | US$18.92 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$41.59 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Timor-Leste's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell US$1.39 million on 2024 (from US$1.6 million to US$211,453).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was −US$2.22 million and a typical year strayed about US$13.93 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 US$32.28 million in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$25.73 million in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$4.59 million a year. A straight line explains 72% 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 2025, Timor-Leste had the 86th highest value of the 122 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 2025 ranking
- Lao PDR — 83rd of 122: US$1.11 million
- Suriname — 84th of 122: US$1.06 million
- Trinidad and Tobago — 85th of 122: US$546,841
- Iraq — 87th of 122: −US$100,000
- Macao SAR, China — 88th of 122: −US$101,236
- Botswana — 89th of 122: −US$396,586
What this measures
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 20 values
| Year | Net capital account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 211,453 |
| 2024 | 1,600,335 |
| 2023 | 4,252,114 |
| 2022 | 16,756,362 |
| 2021 | 12,716,982 |
| 2020 | 12,433,455 |
| 2019 | 25,824,550 |
| 2018 | 51,553,900 |
| 2017 | 34,030,057 |
| 2016 | 29,865,200 |
| 2015 |
Net capital account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$2.49 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — US$187.74 million (2025)
- China — −US$188.48 million (2025)
- Fiji — US$3.43 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — −US$3.35 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — −US$70.97 million (2025)
- Indonesia — US$352.05 million (2025)
- Japan — −US$2.91 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$28.79 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$258 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Timor-Leste
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 0.43% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −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$259.94 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Timor-Leste's net capital account (BoP, current US$)?
- US$211,453 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is down 99.49% from US$41.59 million in 2006 (24.27% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$51.55 million in 2018 and the lowest −US$3.27 million in 2014.
- How does Timor-Leste rank?
- 86th highest of 122 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net capital account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Timor-Leste?
- In 2025, Timor-Leste's net capital account (BoP, current US$) fell US$1.39 million on 2024 (from US$1.6 million to US$211,453). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was −US$2.22 million and a typical year strayed about US$13.93 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 BN.TRF.KOGT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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