Commercial service imports in East Timor
East Timor: Commercial service imports was 453.40 million current US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports in East Timor, 2006–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service imports in East Timor is 453.40 million current US$, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports in East Timor peaked at 838.69 million current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44.59 million current US$, in 2006.
East Timor ranks 168th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Commercial service imports in East Timor, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 44.59 million current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 52.44 million current US$ | +17.6% |
| 2008 | 102.06 million current US$ | +94.6% |
| 2009 | 291.69 million current US$ | +185.8% |
| 2010 | 449.66 million current US$ | +54.2% |
| 2011 | 709.78 million current US$ | +57.8% |
| 2012 | 464.93 million current US$ | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 331.08 million current US$ | -28.8% |
| 2014 | 358.55 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 376.67 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 443.61 million current US$ | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 316.36 million current US$ | -28.7% |
| 2018 | 343.70 million current US$ | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 511.65 million current US$ | +48.9% |
| 2020 | 838.69 million current US$ | +63.9% |
| 2021 | 541.94 million current US$ | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 492.93 million current US$ | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 387.59 million current US$ | -21.4% |
| 2024 | 407.72 million current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2025 | 453.40 million current US$ | +11.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 453.40 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.37 billion current US$, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 453.40 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.40 billion current US$, 19% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122.69 million current US$ | 44.59 million current US$ | 291.69 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 430.60 million current US$ | 316.36 million current US$ | 709.78 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 520.38 million current US$ | 387.59 million current US$ | 838.69 million current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 49.6% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 979.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports in East Timor?
- Commercial service imports in East Timor was 453.40 million current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest commercial service imports recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 838.69 million current US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.59 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for commercial service imports?
- East Timor ranks 168th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.