Remittance inflows to GDP in East Timor
East Timor: Remittance inflows to GDP was 8.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Remittance inflows to GDP in East Timor, 2005–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 8.2% for remittance inflows to gdp in 2020.
The figure is up 66.7% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in East Timor peaked at 15.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
East Timor ranks 47th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Remittance inflows to GDP in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.8% | — |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +139.8% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +41.5% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +472.8% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -76.7% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +28.0% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +25.8% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | +66.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 8.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 8.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.3%, 3.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remittance inflows to GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +472.8% | 2.7% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 0.0% | 15.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 2.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 remittance inflows to gdp in East Timor?
- Remittance inflows to gdp in East Timor was 8.2% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does East Timor rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
- East Timor ranks 47th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.