Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in East Timor
East Timor: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre was 10,090 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in East Timor, 2006–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in East Timor stood at 10,090 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 56.5% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in East Timor peaked at 10,090 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 244.94 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places East Timor 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in East Timor, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 244.94 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 702.41 current US$ per square kilometre | +186.8% |
| 2008 | 1,187 current US$ per square kilometre | +69.0% |
| 2009 | 7,623 current US$ per square kilometre | +542.0% |
| 2010 | 9,222 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 9,206 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 8,061 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 2,263 current US$ per square kilometre | -71.9% |
| 2014 | 2,937 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 4,142 current US$ per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 2016 | 5,392 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 5,854 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 6,478 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 5,092 current US$ per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 6,446 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2021 | 10,090 current US$ per square kilometre | +56.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +542.0% | 1,187 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,623 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,439 current US$ per square kilometre | 244.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,623 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 5,865 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,263 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,222 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,268 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,446 current US$ per square kilometre | 10,090 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 104 Togo 11,958 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 105 Costa Rica 11,636 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 106 Sao Tome and Principe 11,033 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 108 Liberia 8,980 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 109 Syria 8,836 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 110 Ghana 8,596 current US$ per square kilometre 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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in East Timor?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre in East Timor was 10,090 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 10,090 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 244.94 current US$ per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
- East Timor ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.