Remittances in East Timor
East Timor: Remittances was 9.99 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Remittances in East Timor, 2006–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remittances in East Timor is 9.99, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and up 157.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittances in East Timor peaked at 15.59 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8026, in 2006.
That places East Timor 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Remittances in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.8026 | — |
| 2007 | 1.92 | +139.7% |
| 2008 | 2.72 | +41.5% |
| 2009 | 15.59 | +472.7% |
| 2010 | 15.55 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 13.13 | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 10.33 | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.41 | -76.7% |
| 2014 | 3.02 | +25.2% |
| 2015 | 3.87 | +28.3% |
| 2016 | 4.89 | +26.2% |
| 2017 | 5.49 | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 6.19 | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 3.72 | -39.8% |
| 2020 | 4.43 | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 4.14 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 4.55 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 9.28 | +104.0% |
| 2024 | 11.77 | +26.8% |
| 2025 | 9.99 | -15.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 9.99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.01, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 9.99 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4, 2.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remittances 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 | +472.7% | 2.72 | 15.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.26 | 0.8026 | 15.59 | 4 |
| 2010s | 6.86 | 2.41 | 15.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.36 | 4.14 | 11.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.7 compare
- 26 Senegal 10.64 compare
- 27 French Polynesia 10.58 compare
- 29 Pakistan 9.94 compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 9.88 compare
- 31 Dominican Republic 9.74 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 remittances in East Timor?
- Remittances in East Timor was 9.99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remittances recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 15.59 in 2009.
- What is the lowest remittances recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8026 in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for remittances?
- East Timor ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is remittances rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remittances. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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