Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in East Timor
East Timor: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 1.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in East Timor, 2010–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 1.3% for taxes on international trade in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.5% on the previous year and up 300.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in East Timor peaked at 1.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
East Timor ranks 109th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2% | — |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +92.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +63.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +35.2% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +95.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -43.7% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +39.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +25.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 17% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 3 |
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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 taxes on international trade in East Timor?
- Taxes on international trade in East Timor was 1.3% 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 1.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for taxes on international trade?
- East Timor ranks 109th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.