Savings share of GDP in Timor-Leste

Gross savings in Timor-Leste were equal to -21.1% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2006.

Measure: Gross savings as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 2006 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Timor-Leste, 2024 -21.1% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −12.6percentage points 2023: -8.5%
World, 2024 26.0% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 149th of 149 See the full ranking

Savings 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.

Gross savings as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period Timor-LesteWorld
2024 -21.1% 26.0%
2023 -8.5% 26.2%
2022 23.6% 27.2%
2021 42.7% 27.1%
2020 20.6% 25.7%
2019 44.7% 26.5%
2018 14.5% 26.6%
2017 20.4% 26.4%
2016 21.1% 25.8%
2015 68.6% 26.3%
2014 105.9% 26.7%
2013 183.7% 26.4%
2012 – 26.7%
2011 – 26.8%
2010 – 26.5%
2009 – 25.3%
2008 – 27.4%
2007 – 28.2%
2006 159.2% 28.2%
2005 – 27.1%
2004 – 26.6%
2003 – 25.4%
2002 – 25.0%
2001 – 25.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −12.6 percentage points from -8.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 105.9%, the figure has changed by −127.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 149 countries with data for 2024, Timor-Leste has the 149th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.0%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GNS.ICTR.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 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