Timor-Leste's net domestic credit (current LCU) was -168.15 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 32.33% from -127.07 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -168.15 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -416.31 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -127.07 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 28.27 million | 2006 |
| Lowest | -681.22 million | 2012 |
| Average since 2016 | -316.77 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -38.57 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Timor-Leste's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 88.38 million on 2024 (from -79.77 million to -168.15 million).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was −1.87 million and a typical year strayed about 174.27 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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 454.11 million in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 401.38 million in 2012. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% 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 2025, Timor-Leste had the 104th highest value of the 104 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
What this measures
Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 24 values
| Year | Net domestic credit (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -168,148,715 |
| 2024 | -79,770,473 |
| 2023 | -337,212,487 |
| 2022 | -570,453,621 |
| 2021 | -481,304,546 |
| 2020 | -416,305,316 |
| 2019 | -408,540,229 |
| 2018 | -281,405,583 |
| 2017 | -212,773,548 |
| 2016 | -211,833,000 |
| 2015 |
Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 5.96 trillion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 6.91 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 224.95 trillion (2025)
- China — 353.25 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 12.36 billion (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 8.18 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 11,424.3 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 1,834.69 trillion (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — 5,011.73 trillion (2024)
- Macao SAR, China — 171.42 billion (2025)
- Malaysia
More financial sector data for Timor-Leste
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$1 (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 110.47 (2025)
- GDP deflator, linked series (base year varies by country) — 110.47 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$1 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -4.69% (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator, linked series (annual % growth) — -4.69% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 39.03% (2025)
- Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%) — 9.54% (2025)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Timor-Leste's net domestic credit (current LCU)?
- -168.15 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is down 335.94% from -38.57 million in 2002. The highest value was 28.27 million in 2006 and the lowest -681.22 million in 2012.
- How does Timor-Leste rank?
- 104th highest of 104 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Timor-Leste?
- In 2025, Timor-Leste's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 88.38 million on 2024 (from -79.77 million to -168.15 million). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2024), the average change was −1.87 million and a typical year strayed about 174.27 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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 FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, 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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