Share of imports that come from China in East Timor
East Timor: Share of imports that come from China was 14.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in East Timor, 2004–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 14.6% for share of imports that come from china in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in East Timor peaked at 18.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2006.
East Timor ranks 110th of 206 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.
Share of imports that come from China in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -38.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +43.5% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +408.6% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +105.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | -18.6% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | -27.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +78.8% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +116.6% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | +21.8% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +11.9% |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | -11.8% |
| 2025 | 14.6% | +15.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 14.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.0%, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 14.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 55% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +408.6% | 0.8% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 4.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 3.6% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 12.6% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More economy & growth data for East Timor
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 83.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0201 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 26.91 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0477 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0147 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 19.65 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 20.52 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in East Timor?
- Share of imports that come from china in East Timor was 14.6% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2006.
- How does East Timor rank for share of imports that come from china?
- East Timor ranks 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.