Business Bank Credit Access Statistics in Timor-Leste (2026)
As of the 2021 data, 8.3% of firms in Timor-Leste had a bank loan or line of credit, per World Bank World Development Indicators. Down from 14.9% in 2015 to 8.3% in 2021 (−6.6 percentage points). Timor-Leste ranks #21 of 21 economies in East Asia & Pacific on this measure, and #137 of 145 globally.
Key Statistics
- Latest value (2021)
- 8.3% (2021)
- Business Bank Credit Access in Timor-Leste as of 2021, the most recent observation in World Bank World Development Indicators data.
- Change since 2015
- −6.6 pp (2021)
- Down from 14.9% in 2015 to 8.3% in 2021 (−6.6 percentage points).
- Earliest value in this dataset (2009)
- 6.9% (2009)
- Earliest observation in this dataset, which covers 1990 onward (the source series may begin earlier). Up from 6.9% in 2009 to 8.3% in 2021.
- Peak value (2015)
- 14.9% (2015)
- Highest value in the available series; the 2021 value is 8.3%.
- Rank in East Asia & Pacific
- #21 of 21 (2021)
- Timor-Leste ranks 21 of 21 countries in East Asia & Pacific with data, based on each country's latest value.
- Global rank
- #137 of 145 (2021)
- Timor-Leste ranks 137 of 145 countries with data globally.
- East Asia & Pacific average
- 30.6% (2021)
- Timor-Leste (8.3%) is below the average of 30.6% across the 21 countries in East Asia & Pacific with data.
- Firms using banks to finance working capital (% of firms) (2021)
- 5.3% (2021)
- Related indicator from World Bank World Development Indicators.
- Firms using banks to finance investment (% of firms) (2021)
- 12.7% (2021)
- Related indicator from World Bank World Development Indicators.
- Internet use in Timor-Leste (2021)
- 35% (2021)
- 35% of the population in Timor-Leste used the internet in 2021 (World Bank); shown for context only.
- Population (2024)
- 1.4 million (2024)
- Timor-Leste had a population of 1.4 million in 2024 (World Bank); shown for scale only.
Trend, 2009–2021
| Year | % of firms | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.3% | −6.6 pp |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +8.0 pp |
| 2009 | 6.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What share of firms in Timor-Leste had a bank loan or line of credit?
8.3% of firms in Timor-Leste had a bank loan or line of credit in 2021, according to World Bank World Development Indicators data.
Where does Timor-Leste rank globally on business bank credit access?
Timor-Leste ranks 137 of 145 countries with data globally, based on the latest World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country.
When did business bank credit access in Timor-Leste peak?
The highest value in the available series was 14.9% in 2015; the latest (2021) value is 8.3%.
Source & methodology
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator
IC.FRM.BNKL.ZS, retrieved .
Figures are shown exactly as published in the source dataset; only the change column of the trend table is computed from adjacent published values.Read more on the methodology page. All figures are estimates and projections; this is not financial advice.
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