Real interest rate in Timor-Leste: 15.8% (Real interest rate, 2025 · 6th of 91). Real interest rate (%) in Timor-Leste: 15.8% in 2025, ranking 6th of 91 countries. In 2011 it was -0.5%.
Data last updated · Period: 2011–2025
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks real interest rate (%) in Timor-Leste for each year from 2011 to 2025, 15 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in %. A dashed line marks zero, and the 4 years below zero are shown in red. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2011–2025 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2011 and 2025, Timor-Leste's real interest rate rose from -0.5% to 15.8%, a rise of 16.3 percentage points.
- The highest value in this period was 41.3% in 2020; the lowest was -30.1% in 2021.
- Recently, the figure has moved up and down over the last three years (2024: 12.1%; 2025: 15.8%).
- The value was negative in 4 of the 15 years shown.
- Timor-Leste has the 6th-highest value of 91 countries with recent data.
- Timor-Leste has the highest value of the 6 countries in South-eastern Asia with recent data; the typical (median) value there is 6.5%.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 3.8% in 2010 to 2014, 11.6% in 2015 to 2019 and 13.1% in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 8 of the 14 year-to-year steps and down in 6. The biggest one-year rise came in 2023 (+40.2 percentage points). The biggest one-year fall came in 2021 (−71.4 percentage points). Year to year, the figure typically varied by about 16.9 percentage points around its average of 10.1%, a volatile pattern.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in South-eastern Asia, where the typical value is 6.5%, Timor-Leste is 9.3 percentage points higher.
Related figures
- Real interest rate (%) by country, 2025: 47.6% (highest: Madagascar). The lending interest rate adjusted for inflation, using the GDP deflator.
- Real interest rate (%) in Brunei, 2010–2025: 10.7% (Real interest rate, 2025 · 11th of 91). Real interest rate (%) in Brunei: 10.7% in 2025, ranking 11th of 91 countries.
- Real interest rate (%) in Indonesia, 2010–2025: 6.0% (Real interest rate, 2025 · 37th of 91). Real interest rate (%) in Indonesia: 6.0% in 2025, ranking 37th of 91 countries.
About this statistic
The lending interest rate adjusted for inflation, using the GDP deflator. Shows the true cost of borrowing after inflation. Negative values mean inflation is running above lending rates.
Access to credit, interest rates and banking services decide how easily households can borrow and spend, and how easily small businesses can fund equipment, stock and growth. The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which compile official national statistics in a consistent form so countries can be compared.
Questions and answers
What is the real interest rate (%) in Timor-Leste?
15.8% (Real interest rate, 2025 · 6th of 91). Real interest rate (%) in Timor-Leste: 15.8% in 2025, ranking 6th of 91 countries. In 2011 it was -0.5%.
How has real interest rate in Timor-Leste changed since 2011?
Between 2011 and 2025, Timor-Leste's real interest rate rose from -0.5% to 15.8%, a rise of 16.3 percentage points. The highest value in this period was 41.3% in 2020; the lowest was -30.1% in 2021.
Where does this data come from?
From World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), covering 2011–2025. The lending interest rate adjusted for inflation, using the GDP deflator. Shows the true cost of borrowing after inflation. Negative values mean inflation is running above lending rates.
Data
| Year | Real interest rate (%) |
|---|---|
| 2011 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 5.7% |
| 2013 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 13.7% |
| 2015 | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 13.5% |
| 2018 | 15.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% |
| 2020 | 41.3% |
| 2021 | -30.1% |
| 2022 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 39.8% |
| 2024 | 12.1% |
| 2025 | 15.8% |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2011–2025. Coverage: Timor-Leste.
The lending interest rate adjusted for inflation, using the GDP deflator. Shows the true cost of borrowing after inflation. Negative values mean inflation is running above lending rates.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
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- GDP of Timor-Leste, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in Timor-Leste, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in Timor-Leste, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in Timor-Leste, 2010–2024
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