Taxes on international trade in East Timor
East Timor: Taxes on international trade was 24.25 million current LCU in 2022. ▲ Rising
Taxes on international trade in East Timor, 2010–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in East Timor is 24.25 million current LCU, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 65.5% on the previous year and up 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in East Timor peaked at 24.25 million current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.48 million current LCU, in 2010.
That places East Timor 131st out of 155 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Taxes on international trade in East Timor, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.48 million current LCU | — |
| 2011 | 15.24 million current LCU | +178.1% |
| 2012 | 13.44 million current LCU | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 12.60 million current LCU | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 13.36 million current LCU | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 12.47 million current LCU | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 14.21 million current LCU | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 15.32 million current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 20.04 million current LCU | +30.8% |
| 2019 | 13.96 million current LCU | -30.3% |
| 2020 | 13.35 million current LCU | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 14.65 million current LCU | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 24.25 million current LCU | +65.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 24.25 million current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.87 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 24.25 million current LCU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.27 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +178.1% | 5.48 million current LCU | 15.24 million current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.61 million current LCU | 5.48 million current LCU | 20.04 million current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.42 million current LCU | 13.35 million current LCU | 24.25 million current LCU | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in East Timor?
- Taxes on international trade in East Timor was 24.25 million current LCU in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 24.25 million current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 million current LCU in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for taxes on international trade?
- East Timor ranks 131st out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.4%. 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 Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.