Taxes on international trade in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Taxes on international trade was 1.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Timor-Leste, 2010–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste peaked at 1.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
Timor-Leste 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 in Timor-Leste, 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% |
Timor-Leste compared with similar countries
- Timor-Leste's 1.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 17% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Timor-Leste'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 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
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 taxes on international trade in Timor-Leste?
- Taxes on international trade in Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for taxes on international trade?
- Timor-Leste ranks 109th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 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.