The consumer prices in East Timor fell 0.1% from a month earlier in December 2025, following a 0.1% gain in November. Inflation Rate MoM in East Timor averaged 0.18 percent from 2013 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 3.80 percent in January of 2023 and a record low of -0.80 percent in May of 2014. source: National Statistics Directorate, Timor

The Consumer Price Index in East Timor decreased 0.10 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month.

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 Inflation Rate MoM

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).