Customs and other import duties in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Customs and other import duties was 3.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Customs and other import duties in Timor-Leste, 2013–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 3.5% for customs and other import duties in 2022.
The figure is up 30.3% on the previous year and up 263.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Timor-Leste peaked at 5.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
That places Timor-Leste 95th out of 151 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Customs and other import duties in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.5% | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +47.2% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +165.2% |
| 2017 | 4.8% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | -41.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +62.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -45.1% |
| 2022 | 3.5% | +30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.0% | 5.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.7% | 4.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 92 Kazakhstan 3.8% compare
- 93 Thailand 3.8% compare
- 94 Republic of Moldova 3.5% compare
- 96 Armenia 3.3% compare
- 97 New Zealand 3.2% compare
- 98 Australia 3.1% compare
More public sector data for Timor-Leste
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 33.13 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0249 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -15.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 46.40 million current USD (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 3,706 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Tax revenue 21.6% (2022)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 30.2% (2022)
- Taxes on goods and services 5.4% (2022)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 4.4% (2022)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 1.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Timor-Leste?
- Customs and other import duties in Timor-Leste was 3.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for customs and other import duties?
- Timor-Leste ranks 95th out of 151 countries with data for 2022.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.