Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Timor-Leste
41.8% of people in Timor-Leste lived below the national poverty line in 2014.
The latest value for Timor-Leste is for 2014. Most countries have figures for 2021.
Timor-Leste, 2014
41.8%
Change from 2007
−8.6percentage points
Poverty rate at national poverty lines in Timor-Leste over time
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Timor-Leste
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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 |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 41.8% |
| 2007 | 50.4% |
| 2001 | 36.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 50.4% in 2007, a change of −8.6 percentage points.
- Since 2001, when it was 36.3%, the figure has changed by +5.5 percentage points.