Timor-Leste vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Timor-Leste
0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Timor-Leste rank
38th
Upper middle income rank
38th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Timor-Leste
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.3174 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 2.6 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Timor-Leste ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 38th of 203 countries.
Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Timor-Leste | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2525 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 0.4025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2088 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 0.3824 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1841 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Timor-Leste or Upper middle income?
- Timor-Leste, at 0.5147 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1973 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Timor-Leste and Upper middle income?
- 0.3174 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Timor-Leste and Upper middle income?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Timor-Leste and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Timor-Leste ranks 38th and Upper middle income ranks 38th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.