Ivan Kushnir

Economy of East Timor - Economy in Countries Ivan Kushnir

This book about the economy of Timor-Leste from the 1990s to the 2010s. Source data from UN Data.

Size. In the 2010s, the gross domestic product of East Timor was equal to $1.4 billion per year; the value of agriculture was $275.6 million. Since the share in the world is less than .01%, the country is classified as a micro economy.

Productivity. In the 2010s, the gross domestic product per capita was $1 207.1, the value of agriculture per capita was $231.8. Since the productivity is less the average below average, the economy is classified as least developed.

Growth. In the 2010s, the growth of GDP was 4.6%; the growth of agriculture was -0.64%.

Structure. In the 2010s, the economy of Timor-Leste included: services (42.6%), agriculture (18.8%), trade (17.9%), construction (14.1%), industry (3.6%), and transportation (3.0%).

Export and import. In the 2010s, the import was 9.7 times higher than the export, the net import was equal to 67.9% of the GDP. The technological structure of export is not better than the structure of import.

Consumption and reproduction. The attitude of reproduction to the consumption is better than the global average, so the share of GDP in the world will increase.