Timor-Leste

Last updated: 12/11/2021

Region:

East Asia & Pacific

Capital:

Dili

Social Protection and Economic Data

Income Category:

Lower middle income

Data from World Bank (2021)

Population growth (%):

1.94%

Data from World Bank (2020)

Human Development Index (HDI):

0.61

Data from Human Development Report (2019)

Age dependency ratio (%):

69.82%

Data from World Bank (2021)

Population:

1 318 442

Data from World Bank (2020)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP):

1.82 bi

Data from World Bank (2020)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita:

1 381.18

Data from World Bank (2020)

Resources on socialprotection.org

Legal and Policy Frameworks

Legal instrument 5

Policy document 2

Programmes

Social assistance 4

Social insurance 0

Labour market 0

Social Protection Programmes

Bolsa da Mae Jerasaun Foun

Timor-Leste - Ministério da Solidariedade Social (Ministry of Social Solidarity)

Bolsa da Mãe (Grant for Mothers)

Timor-Leste - Ministério da Solidariedade Social (Ministry of Social Solidarity)

Programa de Alimentação Escolar (School Feeding Programme or Programa Merenda Escolar)

Timor Leste - Government Profile

Universal Old-Age and Disability Pensions (Subsídio de apoio a Idosos e Inválidos, SAII)

Timor Leste - Government Profile

Legal and Policy Frameworks

Timor-Leste: Law No. 12/2016 creating the Social Security Contribution Regime.

2016

Timor-Leste, Asia

Timor-Leste: Decree-Law No. 18/2012 establishing the Conditional Cash Transfer Programme "Bolsa da Mãe".

2012

Timor-Leste, Asia

Timor-Leste: Decree-Law No. 22/2024 establishing financial support allowance for vulnerable people.

2024

Timor-Leste, Asia

Timor-Leste: Decree-Law No. 18/2017 establishing the Legal Regime of Protection in Maternity, Paternity and Adoption under the Contributory Social Security Regime.

2017

Timor-Leste, Asia

Desafios e Recomendações para a Extensão da Proteção Social a Todos em Timor-Leste: Relatório do Diálogo Nacional Baseado na Avaliação

2018

Timor-Leste, Asia

National Strategy for Social Protection 2021-2030 - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

2021

Asia, Timor-Leste

Social Protection and Economic Data

Resources on socialprotection.org

Social Protection Programmes

Legal and Policy Frameworks

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