Transport services in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Transport services was 11.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Transport services in Timor-Leste, 2006–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Timor-Leste stood at 11.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 464.0% on the previous year and up 308.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Timor-Leste peaked at 11.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.
Timor-Leste ranks 125th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Transport services in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +151.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -44.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +80.2% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -34.4% |
| 2020 | 2.5% | +45.4% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -51.8% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +42.8% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 11.0% | +464.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 1.4% | 11.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 122 Mexico 11.6% compare
- 123 Cape Verde 11.1% compare
- 124 Thailand 11.0% compare
- 126 Albania 11.0% compare
- 127 Switzerland 10.7% compare
- 128 Seychelles 10.3% 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 transport services in Timor-Leste?
- Transport services in Timor-Leste was 11.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for transport services?
- Timor-Leste ranks 125th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 308.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.