Cost of food in East Timor increased 2 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Food Inflation in East Timor averaged 7.43 percent from 2006 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 47.84 percent in February of 2013 and a record low of -2.80 percent in April of 2016. source: National Statistics Directorate, Timor

Food Inflation in East Timor is expected to be 1.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the East Timor Food Inflation is projected to trend around 3.00 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 125.40 125.50 points Dec 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 102.00 102.00 points Dec 2025
CPI Transportation 109.40 109.20 points Dec 2025
Food Inflation 2.00 2.40 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 1.00 1.20 percent Dec 2025
Inflation Rate MoM -0.10 0.10 percent Dec 2025


East Timor Food Inflation
In East Timor, the most important category in the consumer price index is Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (64 percent of the total weight), of which Rice (17 percent), Vegetables (15 percent), Meat (8 percent), and Bread and Cereals (4 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.00 2.40 47.84 -2.80 2006 - 2025 percent Monthly