Economy of East Timor

This book about the economy of Timor-Leste from the 1990s to the 2010s. Source data from UN Data.

Size. In the 2010s, the GDP of East Timor was equal to $1.4 billion per year; the value of agriculture was $275.6 million. Since the share in the world is less than .01%, the country is classified as a micro economy.

Productivity. In the 2010s, the GDP per capita was $1 207.1, the value of agriculture per capita was $231.8. Since the productivity is less the average below average, the economy is classified as least developed.

Growth. In the 2010s, the growth of gross domestic product was 4.6%; the growth of agriculture was -0.64%.

Structure. In the 2010s, the economy of Timor-Leste consisted of: services (42.6%), agriculture (18.8%), trade (17.9%), construction (14.1%), industry (3.6%), and transportation (3.0%).

Exports and imports. In the 2010s, the imports were 9.7 times higher than the exports, the net imports were equal to 67.9% of the GDP. The technological structure of exports are not better than the structure of imports.

Consumption and reproduction. The attitude of reproduction to the consumption is better than the global average, so the share of GDP in the world will increase.

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