Tonga's merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) was US$257.53 million in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 36.83% from US$188.22 million in 2013 (3.19% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$257.53 million | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | US$220.73 million | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | US$188.22 million | 2013 |
| Highest | US$257.96 million | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$29.24 million | 1979 |
| Average since 2014 | US$229.17 million | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | US$29.24 million |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Tonga's merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) fell 0.2% on 2022 (from US$257.96 million to US$257.53 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +5.3% and a typical year strayed about 10.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 22.5% in 2002 and the biggest yearly fall was 14% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$5.67 million a year. A straight line explains 68% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Tonga had the 200th highest value of the 205 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tonga | US$257.53 million | 2023 |
| World | US$23.45 trillion | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$6.63 trillion | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | US$5.94 trillion | 2023 |
Closest to Tonga in the 2023 ranking
- Guinea-Bissau — 197th of 205: US$322.03 million
- Dominica — 198th of 205: US$298.14 million
- Palau — 199th of 205: US$269.22 million
- American Samoa — 201st of 205: US$208.32 million
- Kiribati — 202nd of 205: US$198.07 million
- São Tomé and Principe — 203rd of 205: US$181.65 million
What this measures
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 45 values
| Year | Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 257,534,000 |
| 2022 | 257,961,000 |
| 2021 | 237,588,000 |
| 2020 | 214,584,000 |
| 2019 | 249,461,000 |
| 2018 | 220,732,000 |
| 2017 | 227,994,000 |
| 2016 | 218,392,000 |
| 2015 | 197,738,005 |
| 2014 | 209,764,004 |
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — US$208.32 million (2023)
- Australia — US$287.89 billion (2023)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$5.69 billion (2023)
- Cambodia — US$23.51 billion (2023)
- China — US$2.46 trillion (2023)
- Fiji — US$2.99 billion (2023)
- French Polynesia — US$645.75 million (2023)
- Guam — US$1.45 billion (2023)
- Hong Kong SAR, China
More private sector & trade data for Tonga
- Merchandise imports (current US$) — US$255 million (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$) — US$13 million (2025)
- Merchandise trade (% of GDP) — 39.46% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports) — 32.75% (2025)
- Commercial service imports (current US$) — US$169.35 million (2025)
- Transport services (% of commercial service imports) — 24.33% (2025)
- Travel services (% of commercial service imports) — 40.27% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports) — 11.76% (2025)
- Commercial service exports (current US$) — US$102.8 million (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tonga's merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)?
- US$257.53 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1979?
- It is up 780.7% from US$29.24 million in 1979 (5.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$257.96 million in 2022 and the lowest US$29.24 million in 1979.
- How does Tonga rank?
- 200th highest of 205 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) unusual for Tonga?
- In 2023, Tonga's merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) fell 0.2% on 2022 (from US$257.96 million to US$257.53 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +5.3% and a typical year strayed about 10.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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 TM.VAL.MRCH.WL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); Direction of Trade database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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