Relationship dossier
Timor-Leste
United States
Relationship assessment
Cooperation includes U.S. development assistance and a bilateral investment treaty.
Timor-Leste toward United States
+20Timor-Leste joined the United States in establishing a bilateral investment treaty, creating a durable framework for investment between the countries. Further details of Timor-Leste’s government cooperation with the United States are limited.
United States toward Timor-Leste
+35The United States has supported Timor-Leste’s development through assistance programs and entered into a bilateral investment treaty with the country.
Overall relationship
+30The relationship has a cooperative foundation in the bilateral investment treaty and U.S. support for Timor-Leste’s development. The treaty provides a durable institutional link, though the breadth of bilateral cooperation is unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Timor-Leste and the United States have a cooperative relationship shaped by the United States’ support for Timor-Leste’s development and a bilateral investment treaty. The relationship also includes U.S. assistance programs. The scope of Timor-Leste’s government-to-government cooperation with the United States is less clear.
Key developments
The United States and Timor-Leste signed a bilateral investment treaty.
The United States provided development assistance to Timor-Leste through assistance programs.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and continuity of U.S. assistance and development programs are unclear.
- Details of Timor-Leste’s government cooperation with the United States beyond bilateral agreements are limited.