Timor-Leste's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) was US$725,000 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 73.35% from US$2.72 million in 2014 (12.39% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$725,000 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$13.82 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.72 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$13.82 million | 2019 |
| Lowest | US$578,000 | 2013 |
| Average since 2015 | US$7.37 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$578,000 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Timor-Leste's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) fell 81.9% on 2023 (from US$4.01 million to US$725,000).
Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +51% and a typical year strayed about 123.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 370.6% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 81.9% in 2024. 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 10% 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 32nd highest value of the 85 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | US$725,000 | 2024 |
| Lower middle income | US$1.47 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Timor-Leste in the 2024 ranking
- Comoros — 29th of 85: US$2.05 million
- Peru — 30th of 85: US$1.64 million
- Congo, Rep. — 31st of 85: US$1.15 million
- Senegal — 33rd of 85: US$623,956
- Zimbabwe — 34th of 85: US$0
- Central African Republic — 35th of 85: −US$13,276
What this measures
Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Concessional financial flows cover disbursements made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 12 values
| Year | Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 725,000 |
| 2023 | 4,007,000 |
| 2022 | 6,301,000 |
| 2021 | 6,113,000 |
| 2020 | 11,851,000 |
| 2019 | 13,817,000 |
| 2018 | 13,174,000 |
| 2017 | 8,218,000 |
| 2016 | 4,211,000 |
| 2015 | 5,315,000 |
Net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Cambodia — US$233.2 million (2024)
- Indonesia — −US$32.06 million (2024)
- Lao PDR — −US$35.31 million (2024)
- Mongolia — US$67.51 million (2024)
- Myanmar — −US$43.5 million (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — −US$7.33 million (2024)
- Philippines — −US$3.51 million (2024)
- Samoa — −US$5.78 million (2024)
- Solomon Islands — US$37.78 million (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Timor-Leste
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 0.43% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −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$259.94 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Timor-Leste's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$)?
- US$725,000 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2013?
- It is up 25.43% from US$578,000 in 2013 (2.08% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$13.82 million in 2019 and the lowest US$578,000 in 2013.
- How does Timor-Leste rank?
- 32nd highest of 85 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Timor-Leste?
- In 2024, Timor-Leste's net financial flows, RDB concessional (NFL, current US$) fell 81.9% on 2023 (from US$4.01 million to US$725,000). Across the 10 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2023), the average change was +51% and a typical year strayed about 123.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.RDBC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), note: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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