Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 8.7% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Timor-Leste, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Timor-Leste is 8.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and up 52.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Timor-Leste peaked at 8.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Timor-Leste ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 1.8% | — |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +170.0% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 0.0% | 8.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 64 Egypt 9.5% compare
- 65 Zimbabwe 8.8% compare
- 67 Mauritania 8.4% compare
- 68 Syria 7.8% compare
- 69 Mozambique 7.6% compare
More private sector data for Timor-Leste
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Timor-Leste?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Timor-Leste was 8.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Timor-Leste ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.