What the United States ships to Timor-Leste
U.S. goods exports to Timor-Leste totaled $22.4 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, up 29.9% on 2024.
By U.S. goods exports, Timor-Leste ranks 30th of 32 in Asia on our list, between Tajikistan ($37.1 million) and Laos ($20.2 million).
The largest increases from 2024 to 2025 were in meat, poultry, etc. (up $7 million), measuring, testing, control instruments (up $805,273) and pharmaceutical preparations (up $182,743).
In 2025, monthly U.S. exports to Timor-Leste peaked in December at $2.5 million and were lowest in July at $976,780. July to December accounted for 51.3% of the year's exports. The fourth quarter (October to December) was the busiest, with $6 million.
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| Month | U.S. exports | Share of the year |
|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | $1.751 million | 7.8% |
| February 2025 | $2.079 million | 9.3% |
| March 2025 | $1.703 million | 7.6% |
| April 2025 | $1.575 million | 7% |
| May 2025 | $1.876 million | 8.4% |
| June 2025 | $1.926 million | 8.6% |
| July 2025 | $976,780 | 4.4% |
| August 2025 | $2.249 million | 10% |
| September 2025 | $2.282 million | 10.2% |
| October 2025 | $1.441 million | 6.4% |
| November 2025 | $2.059 million | 9.2% |
| December 2025 | $2.507 million | 11.2% |
From 2016 to 2025, U.S. exports to Timor-Leste rose from $1.6 million to $22.4 million, and U.S. imports went from $5.5 million to $12 million. The biggest one-year rise in exports came in 2019, up $3.3 million (219%). The 10-year average was $11.3 million a year.
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| Year | U.S. exports | Change | U.S. imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $22.42 million | +29.9% | $12.04 million |
| 2024 | $17.27 million | -18.5% | $5.911 million |
| 2023 | $21.19 million | +1.4% | $4.939 million |
| 2022 | $20.88 million | +87.8% | $10.44 million |
| 2021 | $11.12 million | +19.8% | $6.269 million |
| 2020 | $9.286 million | +93.9% | $4.54 million |
| 2019 | $4.79 million | +219% | $5.122 million |
| 2018 | $1.502 million | -41.5% | $7.39 million |
| 2017 | $2.565 million | +58.7% | $5.488 million |
| 2016 | $1.617 million | n/a | $5.458 million |
Meat, poultry, etc., measuring, testing, control instruments and passenger cars, new and used were the three largest, at 89.7% of the total. Five of the 20 categories shrank from 2024, led by passenger cars, new and used.
| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meat, poultry, etc. | $18.77 million | 83.7% | $11.77 million | +59.4% |
| Measuring, testing, control instruments | $895,755 | 4% | $90,482 | +890% |
| Passenger cars, new and used | $443,710 | 2% | $1.666 million | -73.4% |
| Minimum value shipments | $435,455 | 1.9% | $329,766 | +32% |
| Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts | $292,737 | 1.3% | $111,721 | +162% |
| Rice | $208,314 | 0.9% | $220,018 | -5.3% |
| Pharmaceutical preparations | $185,432 | 0.8% | $2,689 | +6795.9% |
| Vegetables | $177,400 | 0.8% | $216,942 | -18.2% |
| Oilseeds, food oils | $153,735 | 0.7% | $119,604 | +28.5% |
| Trucks, buses and special purpose vehicles | $127,050 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a |
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| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric apparatus | $125,722 | 0.6% | $26,419 | +375.9% |
| Industrial machines, other | $110,469 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a |
| Laboratory testing instruments | $72,417 | 0.3% | $47,810 | +51.5% |
| Telecommunications equipment | $69,782 | 0.3% | $255,144 | -72.6% |
| Engines and turbines for military aircraft | $56,067 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a |
| Parts for military-type goods | $44,499 | 0.2% | $249,840 | -82.2% |
| Medicinal Equipment | $38,475 | 0.2% | $8,523 | +351.4% |
| Finished metal shapes | $32,304 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| Agriculture-manufactured, other | $29,484 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| Books, printed matter | $28,081 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
The United States imported $12 million of goods from Timor-Leste in 2025, led by green coffee, minimum value shipments and industrial machines, other (99.8% together). Imports of green coffee were up 161.3% on 2024.
| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green coffee | $11.99 million | 99.6% | $4.589 million | +161.3% |
| Minimum value shipments | $17,765 | 0.1% | $42,191 | -57.9% |
| Industrial machines, other | $11,586 | 0.1% | $2,465 | +370% |
| Industrial supplies, other | $8,197 | 0.1% | n/a | n/a |
| Jewelry | $5,562 | 0% | $5,785 | -3.9% |
| Computer accessories | $3,782 | 0% | n/a | n/a |
| Excavating machinery | $3,152 | 0% | n/a | n/a |
