Timor-Leste: Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Timor-Leste's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 5.1% on 2024 (from US$103.79 million to US$109.13 million).

Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was +128.4% and a typical year strayed about 226.2% 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 605.5% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 94.6% in 2013. 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$15.73 million a year. A straight line explains 36% 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 110th highest value of the 131 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

• Sri Lanka — 106th of 131: US$130.37 million
• Eswatini — 107th of 131: US$127.96 million
• Zambia — 108th of 131: US$121.72 million
• Paraguay — 110th of 131: US$102.53 million
• Nepal — 111th of 131: US$99.4 million
• Gambia, The — 112th of 131: US$82.03 million

What this measures

Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. 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.

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

All 20 values

Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$7.24 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — US$178.14 million (2025)
• China — US$30.17 billion (2018)
• Fiji — US$106.43 million (2024)
• French Polynesia — US$61.71 million (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$5.53 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — US$11.39 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$71.69 billion (2025)
• Kiribati — US$2.46 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)

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Questions people ask

What is Timor-Leste's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)?

US$109.13 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2006?

It is up 24,563% from US$442,460 in 2006 (33.63% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$283.46 million in 2018 and the lowest US$442,460 in 2006.

How does Timor-Leste rank?

110th highest of 131 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) unusual for Timor-Leste?

In 2025, Timor-Leste's secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) rose 5.1% on 2024 (from US$103.79 million to US$109.13 million). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was +128.4% and a typical year strayed about 226.2% 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 BM.TRF.PRVT.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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