Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in East Timor
East Timor: Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) was 12.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial 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
East Timor recorded 12.4% for insurance and financial services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in East Timor peaked at 22.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2011.
East Timor ranks 34th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 11.0% | — |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +67.9% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +20.1% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -83.8% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +78.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -48.6% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +209.5% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +56.3% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -37.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | -48.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +75.5% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +34.6% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +65.5% |
| 2025 | 12.4% | -5.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 12.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.0%, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 12.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.2%, 2.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 3.6% | 22.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 2.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 2.5% | 13.1% | 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)
- 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 insurance and financial services in East Timor?
- Insurance and financial services in East Timor was 12.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- How does East Timor rank for insurance and financial services?
- East Timor ranks 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.