Net foreign assets in East Timor
East Timor: Net foreign assets was 2.16 billion current LCU in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in East Timor, 2002–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 2.16 billion current LCU for net foreign assets in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 112.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in East Timor peaked at 2.24 billion current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70.15 million current LCU, in 2002.
East Timor ranks 160th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net foreign assets in East Timor, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 70.15 million current LCU | — |
| 2003 | 108.05 million current LCU | +54.0% |
| 2004 | 183.74 million current LCU | +70.0% |
| 2005 | 159.07 million current LCU | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 113.18 million current LCU | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 318.14 million current LCU | +181.1% |
| 2008 | 392.64 million current LCU | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 442.73 million current LCU | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 621.78 million current LCU | +40.4% |
| 2011 | 688.87 million current LCU | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 1.18 billion current LCU | +71.2% |
| 2013 | 1.07 billion current LCU | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 756.78 million current LCU | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 1.02 billion current LCU | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 1.10 billion current LCU | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 1.25 billion current LCU | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.41 billion current LCU | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 1.54 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 1.57 billion current LCU | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 1.93 billion current LCU | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 2.24 billion current LCU | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 2.07 billion current LCU | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 2.06 billion current LCU | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.16 billion current LCU | +5.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.16 billion current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 256.19 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.16 billion current LCU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 348.82 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +181.1% | 113.18 million current LCU | 318.14 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 223.46 million current LCU | 70.15 million current LCU | 442.73 million current LCU | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.06 billion current LCU | 621.78 million current LCU | 1.54 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 billion current LCU | 1.57 billion current LCU | 2.24 billion current LCU | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 157 Kosovo 2.40 billion current LCU compare
- 157 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 2.40 billion current LCU compare
- 159 Barbados 2.26 billion current LCU compare
- 161 Montenegro 1.81 billion current LCU compare
- 162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.68 billion current LCU compare
- 163 Belize 1.64 billion current LCU compare
More financial sector data for East Timor
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.07 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.2 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in East Timor?
- Net foreign assets in East Timor was 2.16 billion current LCU in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.24 billion current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.15 million current LCU in 2002.
- How does East Timor rank for net foreign assets?
- East Timor ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.