Merchandise imports by the reporting economy in East Timor
East Timor: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy was 897.22 million current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy in East Timor, 2004–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 897.22 million current US$ for merchandise imports by the reporting economy in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy in East Timor peaked at 920.73 million current US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 113.48 million current US$, in 2004.
East Timor ranks 184th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy in East Timor, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 113.48 million current US$ | — |
| 2005 | 180.06 million current US$ | +58.7% |
| 2006 | 314.08 million current US$ | +74.4% |
| 2007 | 370.56 million current US$ | +18.0% |
| 2008 | 417.21 million current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 390.17 million current US$ | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 862.59 million current US$ | +121.1% |
| 2011 | 700.67 million current US$ | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 751.57 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 499.45 million current US$ | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 573.42 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 629.69 million current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 559.27 million current US$ | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 587.81 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 519.41 million current US$ | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 535.64 million current US$ | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 496.88 million current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 542.32 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 920.73 million current US$ | +69.8% |
| 2023 | 897.22 million current US$ | -2.6% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 897.22 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.62 billion current US$, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 897.22 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.01 billion current US$, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 297.59 million current US$ | 113.48 million current US$ | 417.21 million current US$ | 6 |
| 2010s | 621.95 million current US$ | 499.45 million current US$ | 862.59 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 714.29 million current US$ | 496.88 million current US$ | 920.73 million current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 181 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.17 billion current US$ compare
- 182 Equatorial Guinea 1.12 billion current US$ compare
- 183 Burundi 959.12 million current US$ compare
- 185 Central African Republic 736.21 million current US$ compare
- 186 Antigua and Barbuda 668.07 million current US$ compare
- 187 Solomon Islands 655.24 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$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy in East Timor?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy in East Timor was 897.22 million current US$ in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 920.73 million current US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.48 million current US$ in 2004.
- How does East Timor rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- East Timor ranks 184th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.