Timor-Leste's gni per capita rose from US$670 in 1996 to US$1,510 in 2025.
Timor-Leste · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
149th of 181 · 26th in East Asia & Pacific
Timor-Leste's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,250 in 1996 to intl $5,120 in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
137th of 159 · 24th in East Asia & Pacific
Timor-Leste's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) fell from US$1,006 in 2000 to US$889.5 in 2024.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
17th of 84 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific*
Timor-Leste's gini index fell from 35.9 in 2001 to 28.7 in 2014.
Timor-Leste's income share held by highest 10% fell from 28.2 % in 2001 to 24.0 % in 2014.
Timor-Leste's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.3 % in 2001 to 9.4 % in 2014.
Poverty
Timor-Leste's extreme poverty fell from 55.7 % in 2001 to 44.0 % in 2014.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
42nd of 46 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific*
Timor-Leste's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 36.3 % in 2001 to 41.8 % in 2014.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Timor-Leste.