East Timor recorded a Current Account deficit of 31.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Current Account to GDP in East Timor averaged 55.66 percent of GDP from 2006 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 252.00 percent of GDP in 2012 and a record low of -32.20 percent of GDP in 2016. source: Central Bank of Timor-Leste

Current Account to GDP in East Timor is expected to reach -36.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the East Timor Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -30.00 percent of GDP in 2026 and -25.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Balance of Trade -50716.64 -73953.20 USD Thousand May 2025
Current Account -597.70 -601.00 USD Million Dec 2024
Current Account to GDP -31.30 -10.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Exports 25877.39 1074.63 USD Thousand May 2025
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Exports by Country
Imports 76594.03 75027.83 USD Thousand May 2025
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Terrorism Index 0.00 0.00 Points Dec 2024



East Timor Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-31.30 -10.90 252.00 -32.20 2006 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly