Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in East Timor
East Timor: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp was 9.99 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in East Timor, 2006–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 9.99 for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp 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, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp 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.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp 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 Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 population data for East Timor
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2427 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5654 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3779 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.238 (2100)
- Population density 132.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 97,537 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.238 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.4267 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in East Timor?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in East Timor was 9.99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 15.59 in 2009.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8026 in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- East Timor ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp 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 Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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