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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Timor-Leste: Mobility & Trade

How connected is a country to the rest of the world?

Timor-Leste is placed 111th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 12.23 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 3.1 (2024).

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Mobility & Trade

111th

of 177 countries placed

Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics120th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Timor-Leste on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    Liner Shipping Connectivity Index

    UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

    Why it is a key: How much of the world's container shipping actually calls at a country's ports — the infrastructure side of connectedness, where logistics performance is the paperwork side.

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    12.23

    LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)

    Higher is better

    Ranked 160th of 177 by UNCTAD

    Timor-Leste: 12.23. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.

    World median
    60.84
    Best in South-eastern Asia
    625.94 Singapore
    Land neighbours
    Indonesia 246.8

    Each grey tick is one of 168 countries in the 2025 edition.

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Container Import Dwell Time

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key: How long an imported container waits in port before it moves on — a measured, not surveyed, reading of how efficiently ports, customs and carriers let goods cross a border.

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    3.1

    Median days a full import container waits in port

    Lower is better

    Timor-Leste: 3.1. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.

    World median
    4.4
    Best in South-eastern Asia
    1.1 Brunei
    Land neighbours
    Indonesia 2

    Each grey tick is one of 156 countries in the 2024 edition.

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Logistics Performance Index

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key: How efficiently goods actually cross a country's borders, ports and customs.

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0

    No reading

    LPI score (1–5)

    Higher is better

    World Bank Group publishes no 2023 figure for Timor-Leste, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.

    World median
    2.9
    Best in South-eastern Asia
    4.3 Singapore
    Land neighbours
    Indonesia 3

    Each grey tick is one of 139 countries in the 2023 edition.

  4. Key 4 of 4

    ICT Goods Exports

    UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)

    Why it is a key: How far a country is plugged into global technology trade.

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO

    No reading

    ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)

    Higher is better

    UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for Timor-Leste, so the standing rests on the other keys.

    Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.

    World median
    0.975
    Best in South-eastern Asia
    43.57 Philippines
    Land neighbours
    Indonesia 2.66

    Each grey tick is one of 120 countries in the 2024 edition.

03In context

Timor-Leste beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.

South-eastern Asia
1st177thNot placed · 47 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on mobility & trade

Timor-Leste and the countries it borders

The standing is each country’s place among all 177 placed on the topic; the other columns are the publishers’ own values, read at the edition the standing used.

CountryStandingLiner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in portLogistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5)ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Indonesia=30th246.8232.66
Timor-Leste111th12.233.1——

“—” means the publisher gives no reading for that country in that edition. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed.

Placed either side on mobility & trade

The countries immediately above and below Timor-Leste in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Timor-Leste is ahead of the world, and behind

14 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median1

Statistics on which Timor-Leste does better than the middle country measured.

  • Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.21.582▼ Worsened since 2015

    Timor-Leste: 1.582 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.

    Position 69th of 176 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

Behind the world median3

Statistics on which Timor-Leste does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4566.338No earlier reading

    Timor-Leste: 6.338 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.

    Position 62nd of 174 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = worst. The publisher ranks no country on this.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4742.437▼ Worsened since 2014

    Timor-Leste: 2.437 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.

    Position 92nd of 118 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.425.264▼ Worsened since 2014

    Timor-Leste: 5.264 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.

    Position 153rd of 170 — derived here by ordering the published values, 1st = best. The publisher ranks no country on this.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No better end10

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1794.82Moved since 2014

    Timor-Leste: 94.82 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23135.19Moved since 2015

    Timor-Leste: 135.19 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.451Moved since 2015

    Timor-Leste: 0.451 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2795.972Moved since 2002

    Timor-Leste: 5.972 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6027.372Moved since 2015

    Timor-Leste: 7.372 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,451109,613Moved since 2015

    Timor-Leste: 109,613 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7312.42Moved since 2016

    Timor-Leste: 12.42 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-4.06Moved since 2013

    Timor-Leste: -4.06 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,3238,303No real change since 2015

    Timor-Leste: 8,303 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.0890.593Moved since 2015

    Timor-Leste: 0.593 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

No current reading for Timor-Leste

Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum (last 2015), Cereal Import Dependency Ratio (last 2018), Container Port Traffic (last 2019), Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Creative Services Exports, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP) (last 2024), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Logistics Performance Index (last 2007), Refugee Population by Country of Asylum (last 2015), Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2021) and Trade (% of GDP) (last 2024). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

05Country Index 2026

Mobility & Trade among Timor-Leste’s 15 topics

Mobility & Trade is Timor-Leste’s 9th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first; each marker sits at the position divided by that topic’s field, so fields of different sizes compare fairly.

On the profile
  1. Peace & Securityjoint 30th of 177
  2. Environment & Sustainability32nd of 186
  3. Gender & Equality51st of 183
  4. Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 73rd of 198
  5. Poverty & Inequality77th of 159
  6. Work & Labour90th of 182
  7. Governance & Institutions114th of 194
  8. Education & Knowledgejoint 123rd of 198
  9. Mobility & Trade111th of 177
  10. Development & Human Capitaljoint 147th of 196
  11. Risk & Resilience146th of 193
  12. Health & Wellbeing177th of 200
  13. Food & Agriculture164th of 184
  14. Digital & Technology182nd of 198
  15. Economy & Innovation167th of 176

No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.

06The top of the list

Who leads on mobility & trade

The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Timor-Leste can most readily be measured against.

All 177 countries
  1. 1

    Singapore

    South-eastern Asia

    1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Macau

    Eastern Asia

    2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Hong Kong

    Eastern Asia

    3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Asia

    Singapore1st4/4 keys

  2. This page

    Timor-Leste111th2/4 keys

Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Analysis

Charts and analysis about Timor-Leste and mobility & trade

All charts

08Questions

Timor-Leste on mobility & trade: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Timor-Leste rank on mobility & trade?

Timor-Leste is placed 111th of 177 countries on Mobility & Trade in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index and Container Import Dwell Time). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index figure for Timor-Leste?

12.23 in 2025 (lSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 60.84.

What is the latest Container Import Dwell Time figure for Timor-Leste?

3.1 in 2024 (median days a full import container waits in port), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 4.4.

How does Timor-Leste compare with Indonesia on mobility & trade?

Indonesia is placed joint 30th of 177, and Timor-Leste 111th. Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Indonesia 246.8, Timor-Leste 12.23; Container Import Dwell Time: Indonesia 2, Timor-Leste 3.1.

How have Timor-Leste’s mobility & trade figures changed?

Liner Shipping Connectivity Index rose from 3.338 in 2006 to 12.23 in 2026; ICT Goods Exports fell from 6.51 in 2004 to 0.05 in 2023.

Which mobility & trade statistics are missing for Timor-Leste?

No current reading is published for Timor-Leste on Asylum-Seekers by Country of Asylum, Cereal Import Dependency Ratio, Container Port Traffic, Cost of Sending Remittances, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, ICT Goods Exports, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Logistics Performance Index, Refugee Population by Country of Asylum, Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Keep reading

Explore further

Mobility & Trade

Timor-Leste, topic by topic

10Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Passport strength and freedom of movement for people are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, remittance costs and student mobility are published here as context.

About mobility & trade, in full

How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided, step by step

A standing is a place in a list, not a mark out of anything. This one is part of the Country Index 2026, and it is worked out like this.

  1. A few key indicators decide it; the rest are context. 4 indicators on this topic are keys and 29 are charted alongside them without a vote. That split is the point: if every statistic voted, importing five more of one kind would quietly change what the topic is about.
  2. Each key is read at one edition. ⚠ The keys behind this standing do not all describe the same year — they run from 2023 to 2025, because publishers release on their own schedules. Read the standing as “how this country places now”, not as a snapshot of one year.
  3. Every country’s published value is turned into a place within that one key’s own field, and then expressed as a share of that field — how far down this key’s list the country sits, rather than how many countries are above it. Keys where a higher published number is worse (terrorism, hunger, disaster risk) are turned round first, so the good end is always the same end.
  4. Dividing by the field first is the whole reason this works. A place carries the size of its list inside it: 22nd of 44 and 108th of 215 are the same showing, and averaging the numbers 22 and 108 says loudly that they are not. Fields on this site run from about 44 countries to about 215, so averaging raw places would reward a country for happening to be measured in small ones. Dividing each place by its own field removes the size and leaves only the showing.
  5. The shares are averaged, plainly. One key, one vote — no key is weighted above another, because any weighting would be this site’s opinion presented as a measurement. Countries are then put in order by that average, and the average itself is never published. It is our arithmetic with nothing anchoring it, so printing it would invite it to be read as a measurement somebody made. The position it produces, the band, and the keys it was built from are all published instead — every one of them checkable against the tables on this page.
  6. A country needs 2 of this topic’s 4 keys — half, rounded up, and never fewer than 2. A standing built from one reading, printed beside one built from four, is two different things sharing a column heading. 177 countries clear the bar here.
  7. A key has to earn its vote every edition. It must measure at least 120 countries (below that it starts measuring who was surveyed rather than the world), it must not have more than 10% of its field tied at either end, and it must not repeat another key in the same topic — Spearman correlation above 0.92 counts as repeating. A topic needs at least 2 surviving keys to place anyone at all; this one has 4.
  8. A standing is relative, and the grouping is ours. It says where a country places against the others measured alongside it, so it moves when they move. The publishers listed on this page did not agree to be read together, and each measures its subject its own way: the underlying numbers are theirs, the ordering on top is this site’s — the same method as the rest of the Country Index, applied to one subject instead of all of them.

The key statistics and their licences

The other 14 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Timor-Leste’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Timor-Leste: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/timor-leste/mobility

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