Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in East Timor
East Timor: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 49.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Manufactures imports in East Timor, 2004–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures imports in East Timor is 49.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in East Timor peaked at 49.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2018.
That places East Timor 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46.5% | — |
| 2005 | 45.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 47.1% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 42.9% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 49.6% | +6.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 49.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.5%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 49.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.0%, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 45.1% | 46.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 41.4% | 47.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 46.1% | 42.9% | 49.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- Merchandise trade 56.9% (2025)
- Food imports 28.1% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0541 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in East Timor?
- Manufactures imports in East Timor was 49.6% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2018.
- How does East Timor rank for manufactures imports?
- East Timor ranks 170th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.