CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change in East Timor
East Timor: CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change was 0.43 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous in East Timor, 2011–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in East Timor is 0.43, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 79.1% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in East Timor peaked at 13.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -1.34, in 2016.
That places East Timor 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 13.5 | — |
| 2012 | 11.8 | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 11.08 | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.73 | -93.4% |
| 2015 | 0.55 | -24.7% |
| 2016 | -1.34 | -343.6% |
| 2017 | 0.56 | -141.8% |
| 2018 | 2.64 | +371.4% |
| 2019 | 0.96 | -63.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | -47.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | +640.0% |
| 2022 | 7.01 | +89.5% |
| 2023 | 8.42 | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 2.06 | -75.5% |
| 2025 | 0.43 | -79.1% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.43 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.56, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.43 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12, 20% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +640.0% | 0.5 | 3.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.5 | -1.34 | 13.5 | 9 |
| 2020s | 3.69 | 0.43 | 8.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More work & labour data for East Timor
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 321 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 67.53 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 667.78 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.77 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.22 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 11,687 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 3,450 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 66.34 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.18 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in East Timor?
- Cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous in East Timor was 0.43 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.34 in 2016.
- How does East Timor rank for cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous?
- East Timor ranks 166th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpi: national consumer price index, percentage change from previous rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous year (General - Individual consumption expenditure of households). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the percentage change of the CPI between a period and the same period of the previous year. Data are disaggregated by the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.