International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in East Timor
East Timor: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 61.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in East Timor, 2006–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 61.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.5% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in East Timor peaked at 137.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.00 million current US$, in 2006.
That places East Timor 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.00 million current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 5.00 million current US$ | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 51.00 million current US$ | +920.0% |
| 2009 | 69.00 million current US$ | +35.3% |
| 2010 | 68.00 million current US$ | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 62.00 million current US$ | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 92.00 million current US$ | +48.4% |
| 2013 | 57.00 million current US$ | -38.0% |
| 2014 | 84.00 million current US$ | +47.4% |
| 2015 | 100.00 million current US$ | +19.0% |
| 2016 | 118.00 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 137.00 million current US$ | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 131.00 million current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 110.00 million current US$ | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 61.00 million current US$ | -44.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 61.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 272.00 million current US$, 22% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 61.00 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 256.00 million current US$, 24% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +920.0% | 5.00 million current US$ | 51.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.75 million current US$ | 2.00 million current US$ | 69.00 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.90 million current US$ | 57.00 million current US$ | 137.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.00 million current US$ | 61.00 million current US$ | 61.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 153 Central African Republic 69.80 million current US$ compare
- 154 Suriname 64.00 million current US$ compare
- 155 Togo 61.00 million current US$ compare
- 157 Cape Verde 59.00 million current US$ compare
- 158 Yemen 56.00 million current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in East Timor?
- International tourism, expenditures in East Timor was 61.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 137.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.00 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- East Timor ranks 155th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.