Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in East Timor
East Timor: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 3.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Customs and other import duties in East Timor, 2013–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
East Timor 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 East Timor peaked at 5.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2013.
That places East Timor 95th out of 151 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in East Timor, 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% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 3.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.8%, 40% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 3.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.3%, 42% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
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 East Timor
More public sector data for East Timor
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in East Timor?
- Customs and other import duties in East Timor 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- How does East Timor rank for customs and other import duties?
- East Timor ranks 95th out of 151 countries with data for 2022.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 263.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.