Two-way investment brief
Australia–Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste direct investment in Australia
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Total Timor-Leste investment in Australia
A$60 m
Australian direct investment in Timor-Leste
A$2.7 bn
Total Australian investment in Timor-Leste
A$3.0 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Timor-Leste in Australia
- Australia in Timor-Leste
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Timor-Leste → Australia
- Australia → Timor-Leste
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Timor-Leste trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$94 m
Goods exports to Timor-Leste, 2025
A$86 m
Goods imports from Timor-Leste, 2025
A$7 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Timor-Leste
- Imports from Timor-Leste
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Timor-Leste
- Imports from Timor-Leste
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Timor-Leste’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 4.3% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.6% |
| Inflation | 2.1% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| Current account, % GDP | −32.4% | −34.0% | −32.0% | −33.1% | −33.9% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −47.0% | −48.0% | −51.6% | −50.6% | −51.0% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 14.4% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.8% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Timor-Leste
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- New Australian FDI in Timor-Leste
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Timor-Leste globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $5 m · 131st
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $253 m
- GDP, 2025
- $1.9 bn
- Region · income
- East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.