Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in East Timor
East Timor: Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) was 2.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in East Timor, 2011–2021
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in East Timor is 2.5%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in East Timor peaked at 2.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2011.
That places East Timor 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2.5% | — |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.5%, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 2.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.2%, 41% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 147 Albania 3.0% compare
- 148 China 2.8% compare
- 149 Mauritius 2.6% compare
- 151 United States 2.5% compare
- 152 Austria 1.9% compare
- 152 Belgium 1.9% compare
- 152 Bulgaria 1.9% compare
- 152 Croatia 1.9% compare
- 152 Cyprus 1.9% compare
- 152 Czechia 1.9% compare
- 152 Denmark 1.9% compare
- 152 Estonia 1.9% compare
- 152 Finland 1.9% compare
- 152 France 1.9% compare
- 152 Germany 1.9% compare
- 152 Greece 1.9% compare
- 152 Hungary 1.9% compare
- 152 Ireland 1.9% compare
- 152 Italy 1.9% compare
- 152 Latvia 1.9% compare
- 152 Lithuania 1.9% compare
- 152 Malta 1.9% compare
- 152 Netherlands 1.9% compare
- 152 Poland 1.9% compare
- 152 Portugal 1.9% compare
- 152 Romania 1.9% compare
- 152 Slovakia 1.9% compare
- 152 Slovenia 1.9% compare
- 152 Spain 1.9% compare
- 152 Sweden 1.9% 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 tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in East Timor?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products in East Timor was 2.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2011.
- How does East Timor rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products?
- East Timor ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean most favored nations tariff is the average of most favored nation rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups and import weights. Import weights were calculated using the United Nations Statistics Division's Commodity Trade (Comtrade) database. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).