Timor-Leste—Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)
Timor-Leste's personal remittances received (% of GDP) was 10.0% in 2025, ranking #28 out of 185 countries. This represents a -15.2% change from 2024. Over the past 20 years, the highest recorded value was 15.6% (2009) and the lowest was 0.8% (2006). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.0% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | 11.8% | +26.8% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +104.0% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -39.8% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +26.2% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +28.3% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -76.7% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | -21.3% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +472.7% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +41.5% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +139.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8% |
Top Countries — Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 57.7% | 2025 |
| 2 | Tonga | 39.2% | 2024 |
| 3 | Lebanon | 33.3% | 2023 |
| 4 | Honduras | 30.1% | 2025 |
| 5 | El Salvador | 27.5% | 2025 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 26.6% | 2024 |
| 7 | Nepal | 26.0% | 2024 |
| 8 | Bermuda | 23.7% | 2023 |
| 9 | Marshall Islands | 23.5% | 2024 |
| 10 | Samoa | 22.4% | 2025 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
Methodology
Data compiled by Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Bank GDP estimates, World Bank (WB); OECD GDP estimates, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Unit
% of GDP