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Gross debt in East Timor

The government debt of East Timor refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.

The government debt in the period from 2012 to 2021 was between 21,664.8 and 509.7 million USD. The highest level of the last years at 510 million US Dollar was reached in 2021.

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 386 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,701 USD.


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Gross debt for the last 9 years in millions of USD




YearTimor-Leste total% of GDPper capitaEU per capita
20120.02 M USD0.00%0 USD23,897 USD
20136.36 M USD0.46%6 USD26,085 USD
201422.06 M USD1.52%19 USD26,871 USD
201546.91 M USD2.94%39 USD22,892 USD
201677.19 M USD4.68%63 USD23,468 USD
2017104.96 M USD6.58%84 USD24,441 USD
2018143.06 M USD9.15%113 USD26,205 USD
2019229.98 M USD11.34%180 USD25,151 USD
2020295.22 M USD13.68%227 USD28,902 USD
2021509.71 M USD14.08%386 USD31,701 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



      Timor-Leste       European Union


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