Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 39.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Timor-Leste, 2002–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, monetary sector credit to private sector in Timor-Leste stood at 39.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% on the previous year and up 193.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Timor-Leste peaked at 39.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2002.
Timor-Leste ranks 90th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.4% | — |
| 2003 | 5.4% | +294.8% |
| 2004 | 20.1% | +273.0% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +29.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -19.2% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | -37.6% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | +51.9% |
| 2023 | 23.7% | +86.1% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | +46.9% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 1.4% | 24.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 12.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 8.4% | 39.1% | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Timor-Leste
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.2926 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 392.32 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 415.04 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 415.04 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Timor-Leste?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Timor-Leste was 39.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Timor-Leste ranks 90th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.