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Timor-Leste

TLS South-eastern Asia

State of play

Asia's newest sovereign state, independent from Indonesia in 2002 after a UN-administered transition; among the most oil-dependent economies in the world via the Bayu-Undan and Greater Sunrise fields.

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GDP growth6.98% per year · 2025▲ 176.6% vs previous
Military expenditure2.66% of GDP · 2024▲ 0.55% vs previous
Trade openness95.4% of GDP · 2024▲ 6.88% vs previous
Population1.4Mpeople · 2025▲ 1.28% vs previous
Displaced from here1.5Kpeople · 2025▲ 5.28% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

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