Timor-Leste Inflation Rate

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

0.8

Units In

-0.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 22, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
18 Feb 2007	-2.5 Aug 2009	4.6 %	2004-2025	N/A

In East Timor, the inflation rate measures a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods. The most important category in the Timor-Leste CPI is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (64 percent of the total weight), of which Rice (17 percent), Vegetables (15 percent) and Meat (8 percent). Other important categories are: Transport (6 percent); Clothing and Footwear (6 percent); Housing (6 percent); Alcohol and Tobacco (5 percent); and Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance (4 percent). The index also includes: Recreation and Culture (3 percent); Communication (2 percent); Education (2 percent); and Health (1 percent).

Latest Updates

The CPI index in East Timor rebounded by 0.8% year-on-year in March 2025, ending a four-month streak of decline. Main upward pressure came from prices of health (3% vs 2.3% in February); food & non-alcoholic beverages (1.3% vs 0.1%); housing (0.7% vs -0.6%); alcoholic beverages & tobacco (0.1% vs -1.7%) and furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance (0.5% vs 0%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose by 0.8% in March, up from 0.1% in the preceding month.