Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in East Timor
East Timor: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.1254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in East Timor is 0.1254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in East Timor peaked at 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1995.
East Timor ranks 21st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in East Timor, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +558.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -85.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +170.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -92.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +317.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +458.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +251.7% |
| 1999 | 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15696.7% |
| 2000 | 1.23 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.82 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8696 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 0.551 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.6% |
| 2004 | 0.511 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5051 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5822 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 0.599 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4589 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3395 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 0.34 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2566 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2426 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1827 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1747 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1466 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1445 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1492 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.108 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1208 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0684 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0691 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.1254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 7.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.1254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +15696.7% | 0.0087 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1991 | +558.2% | 0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1997 | +458.2% | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1996 | +317.1% | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1998 | +251.7% | 0.0025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | +170.7% | 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.14 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6461 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3395 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.23 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1875 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.108 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.34 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0684 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.127 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 18 Vanuatu 0.1279 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Malawi 0.1264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1262 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Afghanistan 0.1246 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Mozambique 0.1221 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Solomon Islands 0.1198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in East Timor?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in East Timor was 0.1254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1995.
- How does East Timor rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- East Timor ranks 21st out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.