International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in East Timor
East Timor: International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) was 64.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in East Timor, 2006–2018
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in East Timor is 64.0%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 165.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in East Timor peaked at 66.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2011.
East Timor ranks 10th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 46.8% | — |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -36.0% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 17.8% | -29.7% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +15.0% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +61.4% |
| 2014 | 39.1% | +18.4% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +43.5% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 66.4% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -3.7% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 64.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.7%, 9.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 64.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.4%, 11.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 24.1% | 46.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 17.8% | 66.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 7 Sao Tome and Principe 73.2% compare
- 8 Antigua and Barbuda 70.0% compare
- 9 French Polynesia 65.1% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 61.8% compare
- 12 Macao 60.6% compare
- 13 Bahamas 59.6% 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)
- 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, receipts in East Timor?
- International tourism, receipts in East Timor was 64.0% in 2018, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2011.
- How does East Timor rank for international tourism, receipts?
- East Timor ranks 10th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.