Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in East Timor
East Timor: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 11.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Transport services in East Timor, 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 East Timor 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 East Timor peaked at 11.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2007.
East Timor ranks 124th 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 (% of commercial service exports) in East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 11.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 19.2%, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 11.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | +464.0% | 2.0% | 11.0% |
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 East Timor
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 transport services in East Timor?
- Transport services in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2007.
- How does East Timor rank for transport services?
- East Timor ranks 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 308.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.