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Your guide to exporting from and investing in Timor-Leste.
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Export from Timor-Leste
What Timor-Leste sells and who buys it, the trade agreements, the steps to export and the organizations that help exporters.
Goods exports
US$163.7 million
Source: UN Comtrade, Timor-Leste exports by destination, 2023 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2023
Invest in Timor-Leste
The economy at a glance, what to check before you set up, the steps and the organizations that help investors.
Foreign direct investment inflows
US$253.2 million
Source: UNCTADstat, Timor-Leste FDI inflows, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2026
Find public support
The public and membership bodies that help companies, grouped by what you need, each linking to its own site.
Organizations in this guide
13
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Timor-Leste at a glance
PopulationEstimate
1.42 million
The World Bank reports a population of 1,418,517 in 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Timor-Leste population, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDPEstimate
US$1.9 billion
The World Bank reports GDP of US$1,902,180,258 in current dollars for 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Timor-Leste GDP in current dollars, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
GDP per personEstimate
US$1,341
The World Bank reports GDP per person of US$1,340.96 in current dollars for 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Timor-Leste GDP per person, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Real GDP growthEstimate
7.0%
The World Bank reports real GDP growth of 6.98 percent for 2025.
Source: World Bank WDI, Timor-Leste real GDP growth, 2025 (opens in a new tab) · as of 2025
Inflation
−0.1%
Annual consumer price inflation was -0.1 percent in September 2026, the National Institute of Statistics reports.
Source: INETL, Timor-Leste Consumer Price Index, September 2026 (opens in a new tab) · as of September 2026
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Facts read from public sources, with an editorial cut-off of November 1, 2026. Nothing here is investment, legal, tax or sanctions advice. Check current status with the organization before you rely on it.