Timor-Leste Imports

Indicator note: 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.

Source organization: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)

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Timor-Leste recorded 84,89 percent of GDP in 2024, the latest year available in this series.

Compared with 2023, the imports increased by 18,51.

Across the latest five-year comparison window, the series shows an upward direction.

Across 9 observations from 2016 to 2024, the average was 55,82; the minimum was 36,35 in 2021 and the maximum was 84,89 in 2024.

Timor-Leste ranks 21 out of 194 countries with a current value in the portal ranking.

The latest value is above the available average for East Asia & Pacific.

It is also above the available average for the Lower middle income group.

Import dependence and domestic demand.