Timor-Leste's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) was 1.25 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 27.27% from 979.18 million in 2014 (2.44% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.25 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 974.04 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 979.18 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 1.33 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | 414.53 million | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.04 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 936.88 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Timor-Leste's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 12% on 2023 (from 1.11 billion to 1.25 billion).
Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +2.9% and a typical year strayed about 21.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 51.2% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.2% in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 35.54 million a year. A straight line explains 77% 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.
How it compares
In 2024, Timor-Leste had the 26th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Timor-Leste in the 2024 ranking
- Tajikistan — 22nd of 29: 4.16 billion
- Belize — 23rd of 29: 3.03 billion
- Bermuda — 24th of 29: 1.89 billion
- Tonga — 26th of 29: 679.73 million
- Kiribati — 27th of 29: 411.12 million
- Marshall Islands — 28th of 29: 200.6 million
What this measures
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 25 values
| Year | Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,246,246,800 |
| 2023 | 1,112,963,800 |
| 2022 | 1,087,436,100 |
| 2021 | 1,189,402,200 |
| 2020 | 1,083,905,400 |
| 2019 | 974,040,200 |
| 2018 | 920,343,900 |
| 2017 | 894,257,500 |
| 2016 | 980,560,300 |
| 2015 | 906,884,200 |
Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — 619 million (2022)
- Australia — 622.19 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 9.69 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 116.76 trillion (2025)
- Guam — 3.76 billion (2022)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 6.1 trillion (2025)
- Indonesia — 2,708.77 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 96.91 trillion (2024)
- Kiribati — 411.12 million (2024)
- Korea, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Timor-Leste
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 0.43% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −US$750,000 (2024)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.19% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$221.69 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$259.94 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$259.94 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$259.94 million (2023)
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Questions people ask
- What is Timor-Leste's imports of goods and services (constant LCU)?
- 1.25 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 33.02% from 936.88 million in 2000 (1.2% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.33 billion in 2011 and the lowest 414.53 million in 2005.
- How does Timor-Leste rank?
- 26th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Timor-Leste?
- In 2024, Timor-Leste's imports of goods and services (constant LCU) rose 12% on 2023 (from 1.11 billion to 1.25 billion). Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +2.9% and a typical year strayed about 21.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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