Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region was 54.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Timor-Leste, 2003–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 54.6% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 22,724.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Timor-Leste peaked at 54.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2013.
Timor-Leste ranks 18th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7.3% | — |
| 2004 | 4.6% | -36.7% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -86.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +57.8% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +146.2% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +133.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -94.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +369.7% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +508.8% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +104.6% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +157.4% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -33.6% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +35.6% |
| 2020 | 34.1% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +55.7% |
| 2023 | 54.6% | +13.7% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 54.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste's 54.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 35.9%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +508.8% | 1.1% | 6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 0.7% | 7.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 0.2% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 30.9% | 54.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 58.1% compare
- 16 Mali 57.1% compare
- 17 Namibia 55.4% compare
- 19 El Salvador 54.3% compare
- 20 Solomon Islands 54.2% compare
- 21 New Caledonia 52.1% compare
More private sector data for Timor-Leste
- 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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Timor-Leste?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region in Timor-Leste was 54.6% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2013.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region?
- Timor-Leste ranks 18th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22,724.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.