GDP per employed person in East Timor
East Timor: GDP per employed person was 9,323 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per employed person in East Timor, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per employed person in East Timor stood at 9,323 constant 2021 PPP $.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per employed person in East Timor peaked at 16,285 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5,329 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1999.
That places East Timor 159th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,854 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,329 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,854 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 8,980 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,830 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,502 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,186 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,308 constant 2021 PPP $ | 12,491 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,197 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,921 constant 2021 PPP $ | 16,285 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for East Timor
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 61.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 40.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 37.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per employed person in East Timor?
- Gdp per employed person in East Timor was 9,323 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per employed person recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 16,285 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp per employed person recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,329 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1999.
- How does East Timor rank for gdp per employed person?
- East Timor ranks 159th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per employed person rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, International Labour Organization (ILO), UN Population Division, Eurostat, and OECD (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by the total number of people employed in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.