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Timor-Leste · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Timor-Leste

East Asia & Pacific Capital Dili Lower middle income Nation age 51 years (since 1975) i TLS · TL
NationsTree Index 2025 i34.8146th of 196 Tree height 2025 i1.4 msee ranking Military strength i8percentile
Population i1.4 m154th of 217 Area i14,870 km²156th of 216 GDP i$1.90 bn189th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$6.82 bn intl.169th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$4,809 intl.169th of 199 Life expectancy i67.9 years168th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i31
Strength · trunk i15
Quality of life · crown i18
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i64
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i65
CSV

In short

Timor-Leste is 146th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 34.8 out of 100; its tree is 1.4 m tall.

It has 1.4 million people and an economy of $6.82 bn at purchasing power parity, 169th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: General government gross debt (13th of 189), Unemployment (14th of 187) and GDP growth (20th of 210).

Its weakest positions: Government budget balance (192nd of 192), Fixed broadband (205th of 208) and Hospital beds (140th of 145).

Over five years it fell from 138th to 146th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 14,870 156th/216
Land area ikm² 14,870 156th/216
Population ipeople 1.4 m 154th/217
Population growth i% 1.27% 82nd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 94.2 112th/216
Urban population i% 28.8% 199th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 33.1% 57th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 5.2% 144th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $1.90 bn 189th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $6.82 bn 169th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $5.83 bn 169th/199
GDP per person iUSD $1,341 185th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $4,809 169th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $1,510 173rd/201
GDP growth i% 7.0% 20th/210
Inflation i% 0.4% 23rd/180
Unemployment i% 1.6% 14th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 13.3% 13th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -46.2% 192nd/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 20.2% 36th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 11.8% 176th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 1.9% 176th/192
Services i% of GDP 71.6% 28th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $197.0 m 174th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $1.58 bn 164th/182
Exports i% of GDP 10.6% 175th/183
Imports i% of GDP 84.9% 18th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 95.4% 68th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 67.4% 16th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 21.9% 103rd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 10.5% 114th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1% 165th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 1.5% 142nd/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -35.8% 188th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 13.3% 11th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 34.7% 6th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 5.30% 26th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 29.38% 1st/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.05% 128th/209
Arable land i% of land area 7.5% 116th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 5,999 64th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 74,800 173rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $78.0 m 146th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 64.0% 11th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 67.9 168th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 47.6 164th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.75 111th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.4 140th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 83% 137th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 77.8% 75th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 84.7%2020
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 35.3%2011
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 8.5% 143rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 9.6% 34th/193
Adult literacy i% 69.4% 81st/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 31.0% 105th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.634 142nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 28.72014
Extreme poverty i% of population 44.0%2014

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 94.3% 156th/215
Internet users i% of population 35.0% 161st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 116 103rd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.0 205th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 1.672007

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.50 41st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 11.4% 140th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 12.0 61st/200
Forest area i% of land area 71.0% 17th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 612007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 41.3 145th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 40.2 126th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 48.1 143rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 76.9 69th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 42.9 157th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 65.7 75th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 4.12015

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $47.9 m 143rd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 2.3% 51st/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 2.4% 134th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 2,000 154th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.36% 137th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 14.0 m2011

Science & innovation

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Scientific articles iarticles 21 172nd/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Timor-Leste — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/timor-leste. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Timor-Leste — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/timor-leste. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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