Timor-Leste's service exports (current US$, BoP) was US$146.89 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 101.34% from US$72.96 million in 2015 (7.25% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$146.89 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$39.71 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$72.96 million | 2015 |
| Highest | US$146.89 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$28.12 million | 2021 |
| Average since 2016 | US$78.27 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$34.09 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Timor-Leste's service exports (current US$, BoP) rose 79% on 2024 (from US$82.07 million to US$146.89 million).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 38.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 114.6% in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 55.4% in 2020. 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 3% 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 131st 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | US$146.89 million | 2025 |
| World | US$9.56 trillion | 2025 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$1.83 trillion | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | US$606.22 billion | 2025 |
Closest to Timor-Leste in the 2025 ranking
- Dominica — 128th of 136: US$180.57 million
- Tajikistan — 129th of 136: US$168.19 million
- Burundi — 130th of 136: US$148.12 million
- Angola — 132nd of 136: US$117.94 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 133rd of 136: US$111.97 million
- Tonga — 134th of 136: US$106.59 million
What this measures
Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 20 values
| Year | Service exports (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 146,892,486 |
| 2024 | 82,067,349 |
| 2023 | 69,412,259 |
| 2022 | 60,358,881 |
| 2021 | 28,124,104 |
| 2020 | 39,710,796 |
| 2019 | 88,966,191 |
| 2018 | 97,268,319 |
| 2017 | 93,202,245 |
| 2016 | 76,735,500 |
| 2015 |
Service exports (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$91.59 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$463.22 million (2025)
- Cambodia — US$5.35 billion (2025)
- China — US$384.68 billion (2025)
- Fiji — US$2.12 billion (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$1.02 billion (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$115.24 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$42.58 billion (2025)
- Japan — US$246.06 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$8.55 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Timor-Leste
- Short-term debt (% of total external debt) — 0.43% (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, current US$) — −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$259.94 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Timor-Leste's service exports (current US$, BoP)?
- US$146.89 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2006?
- It is up 330.89% from US$34.09 million in 2006 (7.99% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$146.89 million in 2025 and the lowest US$28.12 million in 2021.
- How does Timor-Leste rank?
- 131st highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in service exports (current US$, BoP) unusual for Timor-Leste?
- In 2025, Timor-Leste's service exports (current US$, BoP) rose 79% on 2024 (from US$82.07 million to US$146.89 million). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2007 to 2024), the average change was +10.9% and a typical year strayed about 38.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.GSR.NFSV.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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