Timor-Leste's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) was −US$715.15 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 12.64% from −US$634.88 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$715.15 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.08 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$634.88 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$2.25 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | −US$748.76 million | 2014 |
| Average since 2016 | US$121.4 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | −US$91.35 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Timor-Leste's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) fell US$72.11 million on 2024 (from −US$643.04 million to −US$715.15 million).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was −US$30.65 million and a typical year strayed about US$594.85 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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 US$1.17 billion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.24 billion in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Timor-Leste had the 66th highest value of the 136 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 2025 ranking
- Burundi — 63rd of 136: −US$688.51 million
- St. Lucia — 64th of 136: −US$689.66 million
- Antigua and Barbuda — 65th of 136: −US$696.93 million
- Lesotho — 67th of 136: −US$756.76 million
- Mozambique — 68th of 136: −US$796.66 million
- New Zealand — 69th of 136: −US$878.18 million
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods is the difference between the exports and imports of goods. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 20 values
| Year | Net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -715,146,541 |
| 2024 | -643,035,500 |
| 2023 | -140,435,338 |
| 2022 | 1,012,316,829 |
| 2021 | 2,247,917,252 |
| 2020 | 1,077,117,802 |
| 2019 | 166,871,654 |
| 2018 | -588,567,917 |
| 2017 | -664,487,235 |
| 2016 | -538,571,200 |
| 2015 |
Net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$29.07 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$4.01 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — −US$5.57 billion (2025)
- China — US$1.06 trillion (2025)
- Fiji — −US$1.73 billion (2024)
- French Polynesia — −US$1.31 billion (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — −US$9.39 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$49.85 billion (2025)
- Japan — −US$3.74 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — −US$253.24 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Timor-Leste
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 0.43% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −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$259.94 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Timor-Leste's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$715.15 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is down 682.84% from −US$91.35 million in 2006. The highest value was US$2.25 billion in 2021 and the lowest −US$748.76 million in 2014.
- How does Timor-Leste rank?
- 66th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) unusual for Timor-Leste?
- In 2025, Timor-Leste's net trade in goods (current US$, BoP) fell US$72.11 million on 2024 (from −US$643.04 million to −US$715.15 million). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was −US$30.65 million and a typical year strayed about US$594.85 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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 BN.GSR.MRCH.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments 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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