International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in East Timor
East Timor: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 54.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in East Timor, 2006–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in East Timor is 54.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 41.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in East Timor peaked at 121.00 million current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.70 million current US$, in 2006.
That places East Timor 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.70 million current US$ | — |
| 2007 | 3.00 million current US$ | +76.5% |
| 2008 | 40.00 million current US$ | +1233.3% |
| 2009 | 58.00 million current US$ | +45.0% |
| 2010 | 52.00 million current US$ | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 49.00 million current US$ | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 73.00 million current US$ | +49.0% |
| 2013 | 40.00 million current US$ | -45.2% |
| 2014 | 66.00 million current US$ | +65.0% |
| 2015 | 83.00 million current US$ | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 102.00 million current US$ | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 121.00 million current US$ | +18.6% |
| 2018 | 115.00 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 92.00 million current US$ | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 54.00 million current US$ | -41.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 54.00 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 186.00 million current US$, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 54.00 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 173.00 million current US$, 31% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) 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 | +1233.3% | 3.00 million current US$ | 40.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.68 million current US$ | 1.70 million current US$ | 58.00 million current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.30 million current US$ | 40.00 million current US$ | 121.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.00 million current US$ | 54.00 million current US$ | 54.00 million current US$ | 1 |
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 international tourism, expenditures for travel items in East Timor?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in East Timor was 54.00 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 for travel items recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 121.00 million current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.70 million current US$ in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- East Timor ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.