Tonga: Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Tonga's imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) rose 0.8% on 2023 (from US$343.22 million to US$346.09 million).

Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2023), the average change was +2.6% and a typical year strayed about 9.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 22.7% in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.9% in 1999. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 10% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Tonga had the 26th highest value of the 29 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Tonga in the 2024 ranking

• Timor-Leste — 23rd of 29: US$1.25 billion
• Solomon Islands — 24th of 29: US$1.17 billion
• Vanuatu — 25th of 29: US$566.9 million
• Kiribati — 27th of 29: US$305.83 million
• Marshall Islands — 28th of 29: US$200.6 million
• Palau — 29th of 29: US$177.92 million

What this measures

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 31 values

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — US$527.74 million (2022)
• Australia — US$397.62 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$6.96 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — US$28.59 billion (2025)
• Guam — US$3.63 billion (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$649.57 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — US$260.07 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$907.55 billion (2024)
• Kiribati — US$305.83 million (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Tonga

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$121.36 million (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$9.6 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
• Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$1,239 (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$108.76 million (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Tonga's imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)?

US$346.09 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 87.04% from US$185.03 million in 1994 (2.11% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$348.15 million in 2019 and the lowest US$185.03 million in 1994.

How does Tonga rank?

26th highest of 29 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Tonga?

In 2024, Tonga's imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) rose 0.8% on 2023 (from US$343.22 million to US$346.09 million). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2023), the average change was +2.6% and a typical year strayed about 9.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.IMP.GNFS.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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