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Timor-Leste: Oil Is Running Out. Tourism Isn't Ready to Replace It.

On 26 October 2025, Timor-Leste became ASEAN's newest member, the bloc's first expansion since 1999. What that actually changes for the country's tourism sector

Akhyari Hananto

August 25, 2026 7:31 AM GMT+7

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Data Sources

ASEAN Secretariat · Asian Development Bank (PNLIA Expansion Project, 52320-002) · World Bank Timor-Leste country data · UN Tourism / UNWTO Yearbook of Tourism Statistics · Timor-Leste Ministry of Tourism and Environment, National Tourism Policy 2011-2030 · Timor-Leste General Directorate of Statistics · World Economic Forum Travel and Tourism Development Index · U.S. Department of State Investment Climate Statement, Timor-Leste.

On 26 October 2025, Timor-Leste became ASEAN's newest member, the bloc's first expansion since 1999. What that actually changes for the country's tourism sector, and what it doesn't, in the data.

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