Timor-Leste's net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) was 17.31% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 3.9 percentage points from 21.21% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 17.31% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 18.82% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 21.21% | 2013 |
| Highest | 62.42% | 2006 |
| Lowest | 12.28% | 2022 |
| Average since 2014 | 17.61% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 62.42% | 2006 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Timor-Leste's net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) rose 5.03 percentage points on 2022 (from 12.28% to 17.31%).
Across the 16 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2022), the average change was −3.13 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.22 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations above 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 5.03 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 21.78 percentage points in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 24% 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 2023, Timor-Leste had the 27th highest value of the 118 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 | 17.31% | 2023 |
| World | 0.68% | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 0.11% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 3.13% | 2023 |
Closest to Timor-Leste in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).
Limitations: Data on ODA is for aid-receiving countries. The data cover loans and grants from DAC member countries, multilateral organizations, and non-DAC donors. They do not reflect aid given by recipient countries to other developing countries. As a result, some countries that are net donors are shown as aid recipients. The indicator does not distinguish types of aid (program, project, or food aid; emergency assistance; or post-conflict peacekeeping assistance), which may have different effects on the economy. Ratio of aid to imports of goods and services provides measures of recipient country's dependency on aid. But care must be taken in drawing policy conclusions.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 18 values
| Year | Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.31 |
| 2022 | 12.28 |
| 2021 | 19.22 |
| 2020 | 15.66 |
| 2019 | 17.65 |
| 2018 | 18.82 |
| 2017 | 20.06 |
| 2016 | 18.76 |
| 2015 | 15.87 |
| 2014 | 20.43 |
| 2013 |
Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) in nearby economies
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 ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income)?
- 17.31% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is down 45.11 percentage points from 62.42% in 2006. The highest value was 62.42% in 2006 and the lowest 12.28% in 2022.
- How does Timor-Leste rank?
- 27th highest of 118 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) unusual for Timor-Leste?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.ODA.ODAT.MP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/idsonline; Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/ids… 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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