The report examines the scale and macroeconomic significance of Timor-Leste's imports using nominal and constant-price indicators.
Imports represented 84.9% of GDP in Timor-Leste in 2024. Their current-dollar value reached $1.58 billion in 2024, while annual real import growth was +12.0% in 2024.
The real volume of imports changed by +27.9% over the latest five-year period. The external balance on goods and services was -74.3% of GDP in 2024. Based on comparable data for 2024, Timor-Leste ranked 26th of 178 economies by annual real import growth and 21st of 194 by imports as a share of GDP.
Timor-Leste Imports of Goods and Services by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Imports of goods and services, current US$ (NE.IMP.GNFS.CD); Imports of goods and services, % of GDP (NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS); Imports of goods and services, annual % growth (NE.IMP.GNFS.KD.ZG); Imports of goods and services, constant 2015 US$ (NE.IMP.GNFS.KD); External balance on goods and services, % of GDP (NE.RSB.GNFS.ZS); Exports of goods and services, current US$ (NE.EXP.GNFS.CD).
License: CC BY-4.0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
About the Indicators
Imports of goods and services, current US$. The total value of goods and services a country purchases from abroad, converted to current U.S. dollars.
Imports of goods and services, % of GDP. Import value expressed as a share of gross domestic product.
Imports of goods and services, annual % growth. The annual growth rate of imports measured in constant prices, isolating volume growth from price and currency effects.
Imports of goods and services, constant 2015 US$. Import value measured in constant 2015 prices, used to track real changes in import volume over time.
External balance on goods and services, % of GDP. Exports minus imports of goods and services, expressed as a share of GDP; positive values indicate a surplus, negative values a deficit.
Exports of goods and services, current US$. The total value of goods and services a country sells abroad, in current U.S. dollars.