Timor-Leste
Compare Timor-Leste →TL · TLS · BACI 626 · latest data 2024
Exports
= $89 M40.4% over 5 yrs (down)
Imports
= $1,026 M57.4% over 5 yrs (up)
Trade balancedeficit
= −$938 M
Total trade
= $1,115 M39.2% over 5 yrs (up)
- World position
- #192 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #178 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
- World export share since 1995
- ±0.0 pp
Trade timeline
Timor-Leste's exports grew from $1M in 1995 to $89M in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$938M.
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| Year | Exports ($M) | Imports ($M) | Balance ($M) | Total ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $1 M | $3 M | −$2 M | $4 M |
| 1996 | $1 M | $3 M | −$3 M | $4 M |
| 1997 | $1 M | $0 M | $0 M | $1 M |
| 1998 | $1 M | $0 M | $0 M | $1 M |
| 1999 | $0 M | $0 M | $0 M | $0 M |
| 2000 | $35 M | $60 M | −$24 M | $95 M |
| 2001 | $8 M | $79 M | −$71 M | $87 M |
| 2002 | $19 M | $111 M | −$91 M | $130 M |
| 2003 | $9 M | $120 M | −$111 M | $130 M |
| 2004 | $149 M | $137 M | $12 M | $286 M |
| 2005 | $114 M | $147 M | −$33 M | $261 M |
| 2006 | $37 M | $95 M | −$58 M | $132 M |
| 2007 | $30 M | $95 M | −$64 M | $125 M |
| 2008 | $170 M | $327 M | −$157 M | $496 M |
| 2009 | $105 M | $357 M | −$251 M | $462 M |
| 2010 | $72 M | $873 M | −$801 M | $945 M |
| 2011 | $132 M | $576 M | −$444 M | $708 M |
| 2012 | $661 M | $681 M | −$20 M | $1,342 M |
| 2013 | $905 M | $655 M | $250 M | $1,561 M |
| 2014 | $129 M | $646 M | −$516 M | $775 M |
| 2015 | $339 M | $518 M | −$179 M | $857 M |
| 2016 | $61 M | $581 M | −$520 M | $642 M |
| 2017 | $124 M | $714 M | −$590 M | $839 M |
| 2018 | $96 M | $623 M | −$527 M | $719 M |
| 2019 | $149 M | $652 M | −$503 M | $801 M |
| 2020 | $200 M | $582 M | −$382 M | $781 M |
| 2021 | $395 M | $732 M | −$337 M | $1,127 M |
| 2022 | $512 M | $1,081 M | −$570 M | $1,593 M |
| 2023 | $163 M | $988 M | −$825 M | $1,151 M |
| 2024 | $89 M | $1,026 M | −$938 M | $1,115 M |
Trading partners
Indonesia was Timor-Leste's top trading partner in 2024, at 35.1% of total trade; the top five partners covered 77.2%.
- Top partner share
- 35.1%
- Top-5 share
- 77.2%
- Partners
- 74
- Partner HHI (0–1)
- 0.198
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| Rank | Partner | Exports to ($M) | Imports from ($M) | Total ($M) | Balance ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Indonesia | $5 M | $386 M | $391 M | −$382 M |
| #2 | China | $1 M | $266 M | $267 M | −$264 M |
| #3 | Thailand | $64 M | $19 M | $83 M | $45 M |
| #4 | Singapore | $2 M | $65 M | $66 M | −$63 M |
| #5 | Türkiye | $0 M | $53 M | $53 M | −$53 M |
| #6 | Australia | $1 M | $43 M | $45 M | −$42 M |
| #7 | Other Asia, nes | $1 M | $42 M | $42 M | −$41 M |
| #8 | India | $0 M | $41 M | $41 M | −$41 M |
| #9 | United States | $6 M | $19 M | $25 M | −$13 M |
| #10 | France | $0 M | $22 M | $22 M | −$22 M |
| #11 | Malaysia | $0 M | $18 M | $19 M | −$18 M |
| #12 | Japan | $2 M | $16 M | $18 M | −$14 M |
| #13 | Pakistan | $0 M | $8 M | $8 M | −$8 M |
| #14 | Portugal | $2 M | $4 M | $6 M | −$2 M |
| #15 | New Zealand | $0 M | $4 M | $4 M | −$3 M |
Products & sectors
Product composition of Timor-Leste's trade in 2024.
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Concentration & risk
Timor-Leste's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.454 → 0.532, a concentrated export base across 60 partners in 2024.
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| Year | Export HHI | Import HHI | Export partners | Import partners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.454 | 0.751 | 8 | 8 |
| 1996 | 0.158 | 0.785 | 15 | 9 |
| 1997 | 0.706 | 0.324 | 6 | 6 |
| 1998 | 0.208 | 0.406 | 11 | 6 |
| 1999 | 0.370 | 0.512 | 8 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0.489 | 0.243 | 24 | 16 |
| 2001 | 0.174 | 0.460 | 33 | 25 |
| 2002 | 0.359 | 0.300 | 42 | 29 |
| 2003 | 0.192 | 0.286 | 32 | 31 |
| 2004 | 0.187 | 0.249 | 93 | 82 |
| 2005 | 0.226 | 0.192 | 101 | 78 |
| 2006 | 0.241 | 0.155 | 43 | 40 |
| 2007 | 0.517 | 0.112 | 47 | 40 |
| 2008 | 0.678 | 0.167 | 58 | 46 |
| 2009 | 0.341 | 0.299 | 55 | 46 |
| 2010 | 0.407 | 0.396 | 58 | 46 |
| 2011 | 0.256 | 0.202 | 61 | 47 |
| 2012 | 0.478 | 0.195 | 66 | 49 |
| 2013 | 0.235 | 0.193 | 82 | 62 |
| 2014 | 0.495 | 0.186 | 66 | 45 |
| 2015 | 0.774 | 0.241 | 59 | 42 |
| 2016 | 0.401 | 0.246 | 70 | 50 |
| 2017 | 0.368 | 0.162 | 70 | 84 |
| 2018 | 0.256 | 0.156 | 75 | 86 |
| 2019 | 0.210 | 0.166 | 83 | 93 |
| 2020 | 0.165 | 0.185 | 75 | 103 |
| 2021 | 0.169 | 0.169 | 75 | 112 |
| 2022 | 0.166 | 0.133 | 96 | 102 |
| 2023 | 0.297 | 0.207 | 70 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0.532 | 0.222 | 60 | 52 |
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