Extreme poverty rate in Timor-Leste
44.0% of people in Timor-Leste lived on less than $3.00 a day in 2014.
The latest value for Timor-Leste is for 2014. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Timor-Leste, 2014
44.0%
Change from 2007
−16.1percentage points
World, 2014
14.5%
Extreme poverty rate in Timor-Leste over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Timor-Leste | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 10.1% |
| 2023 | – | 10.5% |
| 2022 | – | 10.9% |
| 2021 | – | 11.3% |
| 2020 | – | 11.4% |
| 2018 | – | 11.1% |
| 2017 | – | 11.8% |
| 2016 | – | 12.6% |
| 2015 | – | 13.4% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | 14.5% |
| 2013 | – | 15.5% |
| 2012 | – | 17.8% |
| 2011 | – | 19.1% |
| 2010 | – | 21.0% |
| 2009 | – | 23.1% |
| 2008 | – | 24.1% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | 25.3% |
| 2006 | – | 27.0% |
| 2005 | – | 28.3% |
| 2004 | – | 30.3% |
| 2003 | – | 32.2% |
| 2002 | – | 33.7% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | 35.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 60.1% in 2007, a change of −16.1 percentage points.
- Since 2001, when it was 55.7%, the figure has changed by −11.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2014 was 14.5%.
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41.8%
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16.9%
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Gini index
28.7 (0 to 100)
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Income share held by the richest 10%
24.0%
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Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP)
71.4%
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Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP)
96.0%
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