Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in East Timor
East Timor: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 11.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Computer, communications and other services in East Timor, 2006–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in East Timor is 11.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 49.4% on the previous year and down 77.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in East Timor peaked at 84.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2025.
That places East Timor 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 63.5% | — |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -40.6% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | -45.4% |
| 2009 | 63.0% | +205.8% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 84.3% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | -22.6% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 50.8% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | -47.9% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +32.0% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +64.9% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | -14.8% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | -44.9% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | -39.1% |
| 2025 | 11.4% | -49.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 11.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.1%, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 11.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.2%, 36% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.2% | 20.6% | 63.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 29.8% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 11.4% | 84.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 172 Panama 13.7% compare
- 173 Palau 13.1% compare
- 174 Comoros 12.7% compare
- 176 Tajikistan 11.2% compare
- 177 Uzbekistan 10.5% compare
- 178 Central African Republic 10.4%
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)
- Commercial service imports 453.40 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.5% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 21.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 103.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 132.58 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 72.61 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in East Timor?
- Computer, communications and other services in East Timor was 11.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2025.
- How does East Timor rank for computer, communications and other services?
- East Timor ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.