Timor-Leste (TLS)

Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).

Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.

Exports

$163.72M

Imports

$909.44M

Total trade

$1.07B

Trade balance

-$745.71M

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Timor-Leste - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)

Share of exports, imports, and total trade attributed to each partner.

Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Snapshot: 20251222 | Source: UN Comtrade

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Showing top 10 partners by total dependency.

Rank #1

Indonesia (IDN)

Total

29.1%

Exports

7.2%

$11.76M

Imports

33.0%

$300.46M

Total

29.1%

$312.22M

Rank #2

China (CHN)

Total

19.1%

Exports

46.6%

$76.21M

Imports

14.1%

$128.63M

Total

19.1%

$204.84M

Rank #3

Singapore (SGP)

Total

11.7%

Exports

19.1%

$31.24M

Imports

10.4%

$94.24M

Total

11.7%

$125.48M

Rank #4

Australia (AUS)

Total

8.2%

Exports

16.8%

$27.56M

Imports

6.6%

$60.47M

Total

8.2%

$88.03M

Rank #5

India (IND)

Total

4.9%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

5.7%

$52.15M

Total

4.9%

$52.15M

Rank #6

Malaysia (MYS)

Total

2.8%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

3.3%

$30.22M

Total

2.8%

$30.22M

Rank #7

USA (USA)

Total

2.2%

Exports

1.6%

$2.62M

Imports

2.3%

$21.29M

Total

2.2%

$23.91M

Rank #8

China, Hong Kong SAR (HKG)

Total

1.9%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.3%

$20.88M

Total

1.9%

$20.88M

Rank #9

Viet Nam (VNM)

Total

1.9%

Exports

0.0%

Imports

2.2%

$19.99M

Total

1.9%

$19.99M

Rank #10

Japan (JPN)

Total

1.7%

Exports

3.0%

$4.84M

Imports

1.5%

$13.25M

Total

1.7%

$18.09M

Rank	Partner	Export dependency	Import dependency	Total dependency
1	Indonesia (IDN)	7.2% $11.76M	33.0% $300.46M	29.1% $312.22M
2	China (CHN)	46.6% $76.21M	14.1% $128.63M	19.1% $204.84M
3	Singapore (SGP)	19.1% $31.24M	10.4% $94.24M	11.7% $125.48M
4	Australia (AUS)	16.8% $27.56M	6.6% $60.47M	8.2% $88.03M
5	India (IND)	0.0% $0	5.7% $52.15M	4.9% $52.15M
6	Malaysia (MYS)	0.0% $0	3.3% $30.22M	2.8% $30.22M
7	USA (USA)	1.6% $2.62M	2.3% $21.29M	2.2% $23.91M
8	China, Hong Kong SAR (HKG)	0.0% $0	2.3% $20.88M	1.9% $20.88M
9	Viet Nam (VNM)	0.0% $0	2.2% $19.99M	1.9% $19.99M
10	Japan (JPN)	3.0% $4.84M	1.5% $13.25M	1.7% $18.09M

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Timor-Leste's total trade in 2024 reached $1.1B, with exports of $163.7M and imports of $909.4M.
The country's trade balance was -$745.7M in 2024.
Top export partners include China ($76.2M), Singapore ($31.2M), and Australia ($27.6M).
Key import partners are Indonesia ($300.5M), China ($128.6M), and Singapore ($94.2M).
The leading export category is Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products (HS2 27), valued at $110.3M.
The top import category is also Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products (HS2 27), with a value of $191.1M.

Timor-Leste's Trade Landscape in 2024

Based on the latest available data for 2024, Timor-Leste ranked 157th in total trade globally. The country's exports were valued at $163.7M (ranking 155th) and imports at $909.4M (ranking 157th). This resulted in a negative trade balance of -$745.7M. The primary export for Timor-Leste is Mineral fuels and oils, which account for a significant portion of its export earnings.

Top Trading Partners

China is the top destination for Timor-Leste's exports, receiving goods worth $76.2M, which represents 46.6% of all exports. Other major export partners include Singapore and Australia. On the import side, Indonesia is the largest source, providing $300.5M or 33.0% of total imports, followed by China and Singapore.

Key Product Categories

The most significant export product for Timor-Leste is Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27), with a total export value of $110.3M, making up 67.4% of the country's exports. Following this are Aircraft and spacecraft parts (HS2 88) at $19.1M and Coffee, tea, and spices (HS2 09) at $15.5M. For imports, Mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27) also dominate, with an import value of $191.1M, accounting for 21.0% of total imports. The next largest import categories are Vehicles (HS2 87) and Cereals (HS2 10).

Exports

Timor-Leste - exports over time (Exports), 2017-2023 (USD)

Annual reported export values across available years.

Flow: Exports | Years: 2017-2023 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top export categories

Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$110.30M

67.4% share

#2 • HS 88

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

$19.13M

11.7% share

#3 • HS 09

Coffee, tea, mate and spices

$15.50M

9.5% share

#4 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$5.75M

3.5% share

#5 • HS 89

Ships, boats and floating structures

$4.22M

2.6% share

#6 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$3.07M

1.9% share

#7 • HS 90

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories

$819.47K

0.5% share

#8 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$791.33K

0.5% share

#9 • HS 12

Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder

$635.58K

0.4% share

#10 • HS 08

Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons

$468.29K

0.3% share

#11 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$368.18K

0.2% share

#12 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$269.47K

0.2% share

#13 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$252.00K

0.2% share

#14 • HS 82

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal

$229.78K

0.1% share

#15 • HS 94

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings

$187.57K

0.1% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$110.30M	67.4%
2	Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof	$19.13M	11.7%
3	Coffee, tea, mate and spices	$15.50M	9.5%
4	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$5.75M	3.5%
5	Ships, boats and floating structures	$4.22M	2.6%
6	Iron or steel articles	$3.07M	1.9%
7	Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories	$819.47K	0.5%
8	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$791.33K	0.5%
9	Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder	$635.58K	0.4%
10	Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons	$468.29K	0.3%
11	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$368.18K	0.2%
12	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$269.47K	0.2%
13	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$252.00K	0.2%
14	Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal	$229.78K	0.1%
15	Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings	$187.57K	0.1%

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Timor-Leste - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by export value in the selected year.

Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Timor-Leste - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)

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Flow: Exports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Imports

Timor-Leste - imports over time (Imports), 2017-2023 (USD)

Annual reported import values across available years.

Flow: Imports | Years: 2017-2023 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Top import categories

Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.

#1 • HS 27

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

$191.14M

21.0% share

#2 • HS 87

Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof

$97.75M

10.7% share

#3 • HS 10

Cereals

$78.27M

8.6% share

#4 • HS 84

Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof

$60.31M

6.6% share

#5 • HS 85

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles

$50.62M

5.6% share

#6 • HS 72

Iron and steel

$30.74M

3.4% share

#7 • HS 22

Beverages, spirits and vinegar

$28.62M

3.1% share

#8 • HS 19

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products

$28.19M

3.1% share

#9 • HS 02

Meat and edible meat offal

$27.92M

3.1% share

#10 • HS 25

Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement

$26.45M

2.9% share

#11 • HS 73

Iron or steel articles

$22.18M

2.4% share

#12 • HS 94

$21.10M

2.3% share

#13 • HS 15

Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes

$16.33M

1.8% share

#14 • HS 39

Plastics and articles thereof

$14.26M

1.6% share

#15 • HS 21

Miscellaneous edible preparations

$13.49M

1.5% share

Rank	Category	Value	Share
1	Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes	$191.14M	21.0%
2	Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof	$97.75M	10.7%
3	Cereals	$78.27M	8.6%
4	Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof	$60.31M	6.6%
5	Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles	$50.62M	5.6%
6	Iron and steel	$30.74M	3.4%
7	Beverages, spirits and vinegar	$28.62M	3.1%
8	Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products	$28.19M	3.1%
9	Meat and edible meat offal	$27.92M	3.1%
10	Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement	$26.45M	2.9%
11	Iron or steel articles	$22.18M	2.4%
12	Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings	$21.10M	2.3%
13	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes	$16.33M	1.8%
14	Plastics and articles thereof	$14.26M	1.6%
15	Miscellaneous edible preparations	$13.49M	1.5%

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Timor-Leste - import composition by product categories (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Largest product categories by import value in the selected year.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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Timor-Leste - import composition by 4-digit product groups (Imports), 2024 (USD)

Area reflects share within the displayed list; hover for product codes.

Flow: Imports | Year: 2024 | Unit: USD | Source: UN Comtrade

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