Timor-Leste: Customs and other import duties (current LCU)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 58.25% from 15.32 million in 2017 (9.62% a year on average, compounded). Since 2013 it is up 92.47% from 12.6 million in 2013 (7.55% a year on average, compounded).

What the numbers say

In 2022, Timor-Leste's customs and other import duties (current LCU) rose 65.5% on 2021 (from 14.65 million to 24.25 million).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2021), the average change was +3.4% and a typical year strayed about 17.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 65.5% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 30.3% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 741,604 a year. A straight line explains 35% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Timor-Leste in the 2022 ranking

• Equatorial Guinea — 5th of 8: 22.45 billion
• Australia — 6th of 8: 16.95 billion
• Ecuador — 7th of 8: 1.27 billion

What this measures

Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 10 values

Customs and other import duties (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 16.95 billion (2022)
• Cambodia — 2.39 trillion (2023)
• China — 250.94 billion (2024)
• Fiji — 380.09 million (2024)
• Kiribati — 1.79 million (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 7.02 trillion (2024)
• Lao PDR — 2.18 trillion (2022)
• Malaysia — 3.07 billion (2024)
• Marshall Islands — 9.27 million (2020)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

More public sector data for Timor-Leste

• Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) — 80 (2024)
• Military expenditure (current USD) — 47.92 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 47.92 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 2.25% (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 2.38% (2025)
• CPIA business regulatory environment rating (1=low to 6=high) — 2.5 (2025)
• CPIA debt policy rating (1=low to 6=high) — 3.5 (2025)
• CPIA economic management cluster average (1=low to 6=high) — 2.83 (2025)
• CPIA policy and institutions for environmental sustainability rating (1=low to 6=high)

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Questions people ask

What is Timor-Leste's customs and other import duties (current LCU)?

24.25 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2013?

It is up 92.47% from 12.6 million in 2013 (7.55% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 24.25 million in 2022 and the lowest 12.45 million in 2015.

Is the latest change in customs and other import duties (current LCU) unusual for Timor-Leste?

In 2022, Timor-Leste's customs and other import duties (current LCU) rose 65.5% on 2021 (from 14.65 million to 24.25 million). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (2014 to 2021), the average change was +3.4% and a typical year strayed about 17.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.IMPT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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