Merchandise trade in East Timor
East Timor: Merchandise trade was 56.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in East Timor, 2003–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in East Timor stood at 56.9%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in East Timor peaked at 61.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 2006.
That places East Timor 93rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 28.1% | — |
| 2004 | 34.7% | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | -27.1% |
| 2006 | 24.0% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +46.5% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | -28.7% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +88.0% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -37.9% |
| 2016 | 34.6% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | +17.3% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 56.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 24.0% | 43.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 29.7% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 41.0% | 57.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More private sector data for East Timor
- 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$), annual growth rate 19.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 690.16 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in East Timor?
- Merchandise trade in East Timor was 56.9% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for merchandise trade?
- East Timor ranks 93rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.