Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Timor-Leste in 2023 — 10.48%. Ranked 104 in the world out of 160. Since 2004, the indicator has fallen by 88.55 pp.
2004–2023 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Timor-Leste
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.48 | −16.73 pp |
| 2022 | 27.21 | +20.43 pp |
| 2021 | 6.77 | +0.49 pp |
| 2020 | 6.28 | −9.75 pp |
| 2019 | 16.03 | −73.42 pp |
| 2018 | 89.45 | +25.44 pp |
| 2017 | 64 | — |
| 2013 | 30.49 | — |
| 2005 | 96.25 | −2.78 pp |
| 2004 | 99.03 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.
Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of merchandise exports is cotton, rubber, timber, hides and other non-food raw materials.
Trade Food imports (% of merchandise imports)What part of merchandise imports a country spends on food — a measure of food dependence.
Economy Agriculture value addedHow much agriculture, forestry and fishing create in money terms.
Agriculture Cereal productionThe gross harvest of cereal crops, in tonnes.
