The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Timor-Leste, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 7.0% | Fast growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 0.4% | Close to the ~2% most central banks aim for. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 1.6% | Low: the job market is tight. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $1,341 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2025) | -36.9% of GDP | Deficit: spends more abroad than it earns, so it relies on foreign money. |
| Exports (2024) | 10.6% of GDP | Driven mostly by its home market. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
DILI, 19 October 2026 (TATOLI) â Timor-Leste and Indonesia have signed a bilateral agreement to promote and protect investments, establishing a framework to facilitate investment flows and strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.
DĂLI, 08 October 2026 (TATOLI) â Timor-Leste and Indonesia have stepped up efforts to strengthen trade, investment and business ties at a forum in Bali that brought together government officials, business leaders and investors from the two countries.
DĂLI, 07 October 2026 (TATOLI) â The Council of Ministers on Wednesday analyzed a preliminary presentation of the Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on the Promotion and Protection of Investments during its meeting at theâŠ
By: Maria Filomeno da Costa Pinheiro It has been some time since the World Bankâs poverty estimates for Timor-Leste stirred considerable consternation, with many questioning the numbers and what they appeared to say about the countryâs economic and social progress.
DĂLI, 30 September 2026 (TATOLI) â The Council of Ministers has authorised Vice Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Tourism and Environment Francisco Kalbuadi Lay to sign, on behalf of Timor-Leste, the ASEAN Framework Agreement on the Digital Economy (DEFA).
DĂLI, 30 September 2026 (TATOLI) â The Council of Ministers has approved the draft General State Budget (GSB) for 2027, with a total consolidated amount of US$2,568,500,000. The draft budget was presented by Finance Minister Santina JosĂ© Rodrigues F. Viegas Cardoso.