Investment share of GDP in Timor-Leste

Investment in Timor-Leste was equal to 30.1% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.

Timor-Leste, 2024 30.1% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +9.6percentage points 2023: 20.5%
World, 2024 26.3% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 28th of 169 See the full ranking

Investment share of GDP in Timor-Leste over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period Timor-LesteWorld
2024 30.1% 26.3%
2023 20.5% 26.7%
2022 10.6% 27.5%
2021 14.4% 27.2%
2020 16.5% 26.5%
2019 26.8% 26.6%
2018 35.9% 26.7%
2017 35.6% 26.1%
2016 39.8% 25.7%
2015 36.9% 25.9%
2014 43.1% 25.9%
2013 41.8% 25.6%
2012 60.0% 25.5%
2011 70.3% 25.3%
2010 42.7% 24.6%
2009 48.9% 23.4%
2008 31.3% 25.5%
2007 18.7% 25.5%
2006 12.1% 25.0%
2005 15.8% 24.5%
2004 17.1% 24.1%
2003 22.3% 23.4%
2002 27.9% 23.3%
2001 30.2% 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +9.6 percentage points from 20.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 43.1%, the figure has changed by −13.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 169 countries with data for 2024, Timor-Leste has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.3%.

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Source and dates

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World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2024 for Timor-Leste
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices