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Timor-Leste – Mobile Subscriptions

Name: Timor-Leste Mobile Subscriptions
Creator: World Bank
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Number of mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people. Includes both prepaid and postpaid subscriptions. · World Bank

112.65 +4.49 from 2022 G20 rank: 97th · all-time high: 124.36 (2017)

Timor-Leste's mobile subscriptions was 112.65 in 2023, an increase of +4.49 from 108.16 in 2022. This ranked 97th in the G20. The all-time high was 124.36 in 2017.

APA

Timor-Leste Mobile Subscriptions. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/timor-leste/mobile-subscriptions

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_timor-leste_mobile-subscriptions,
  title = {Timor-Leste Mobile Subscriptions},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/timor-leste/mobile-subscriptions},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Timor-Leste Mobile Subscriptions – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	112.60	–	–
2025* trend	111.56	–	–
2023	112.65	+4.49	97th
2022	108.16	+5.49	118th
2021	102.67	−1.24	128th
2020	103.91	−5.64	120th
2019	109.56	−5.53	105th
2018	115.09	−9.27	88th
2017	124.36	+2.88	60th
2016	121.48	+7.24	67th
2015	114.23	−2.17	89th
2014	116.40	+60.30	78th
2013	56.10	+1.38	173rd
2012	54.72	−0.60	172nd
2011	55.32	+11.71	163rd
2010	43.61	+10.47	169th
2009	33.14	+21.03	171st
2008	12.11	+4.32	192nd
2007	7.78	+2.76	189th
2006	5.03	+1.54	184th
2005	3.49	+0.72	183rd
2004	2.77	+0.58	182nd
2003	2.19	+2.19	169th
1990	0.00	–	189th

Show all years (1990–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +42.4% GDP growth 5.4% C/A balance 54.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Timor-Leste matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw mobile subscriptions improve within 24 months. View full analysis →