Tonga - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 0.002 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 0.092 in 1981, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1981 0.092
1991 0.000
2006 0.000
2008 0.075
2009 0.001
2010 0.051
2011 0.024
2012 0.067
2013 0.027
2014 0.012
2015 0.003
2016 0.003
2017 0.003
2018 0.064
2019 0.066
2020 0.002

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Tonga was 229,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 238,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

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Year Value
1960 4,000,000
1961 3,000,000
1962 3,000,000
1963 3,000,000
1964 4,000,000
1965 4,000,000
1966 5,000,000
1967 6,000,000
1968 6,000,000
1969 6,000,000
1970 6,000,000
1971 7,000,000
1972 9,000,000
1973 11,000,000
1974 17,000,000
1975 17,000,000
1976 14,000,000
1977 20,000,000
1978 26,000,000
1979 29,000,000
1980 38,000,000
1981 40,000,000
1982 42,000,000
1983 38,000,000
1984 41,000,000
1985 41,000,000
1986 41,000,000
1987 48,000,000
1988 56,000,000
1989 54,000,000
1990 62,000,000
1991 59,000,000
1992 63,000,000
1993 61,000,000
1994 69,000,000
1995 77,000,000
1996 75,000,000
1997 73,000,000
1998 69,000,000
1999 73,000,000
2000 69,000,000
2001 73,000,000
2002 89,000,000
2003 94,000,000
2004 105,000,000
2005 121,000,000
2006 116,000,000
2007 143,000,000
2008 168,000,000
2009 145,000,000
2010 159,000,000
2011 193,000,000
2012 199,000,000
2013 198,000,000
2014 219,000,000
2015 209,000,000
2016 229,000,000
2017 231,000,000
2018 230,000,000
2019 238,000,000
2020 229,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 75.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 92.75 in 1981, while its lowest value was 62.43 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1979 91.36
1980 92.41
1981 92.75
1982 89.47
1983 91.56
1984 89.60
1985 91.65
1986 91.15
1987 88.55
1988 75.92
1989 77.95
1990 77.07
1991 73.37
1992 81.24
1993 77.87
1994 84.30
1995 82.03
1996 85.39
1997 85.13
1998 84.58
1999 78.26
2000 79.83
2001 81.89
2002 81.21
2003 74.68
2004 72.37
2005 69.13
2006 62.43
2007 81.30
2008 81.22
2009 81.44
2010 80.14
2011 78.64
2012 80.52
2013 80.29
2014 76.76
2015 76.94
2016 76.94
2017 76.94
2018 76.52
2019 76.65
2020 75.20

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 0.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 1.85 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1979 0.70
1980 0.61
1981 0.65
1982 0.64
1983 0.15
1984 0.21
1985 0.14
1986 0.21
1987 0.13
1988 0.25
1989 0.67
1990 0.48
1991 0.53
1992 0.32
1994 0.00
1999 0.24
2000 0.61
2001 0.48
2002 0.38
2003 0.31
2004 0.35
2005 0.39
2006 0.55
2007 0.41
2008 1.64
2009 0.90
2010 0.64
2011 0.78
2012 1.19
2013 1.28
2014 1.85
2015 1.85
2016 1.85
2017 1.85
2018 1.19
2019 1.04
2020 0.66

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 24.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 36.50 in 2006, while its lowest value was 6.53 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1979 7.74
1980 6.90
1981 6.53
1982 9.80
1983 8.24
1984 8.58
1985 7.10
1986 8.59
1987 11.29
1988 14.48
1989 11.94
1990 14.79
1991 16.38
1992 18.38
1993 11.84
1994 7.67
1995 7.53
1996 7.08
1997 8.37
1998 7.42
1999 21.50
2000 19.01
2001 17.15
2002 17.95
2003 23.61
2004 26.61
2005 29.86
2006 36.50
2007 17.90
2008 16.37
2009 16.79
2010 18.47
2011 20.11
2012 17.54
2013 17.59
2014 21.16
2015 21.21
2016 21.21
2017 21.21
2018 22.24
2019 22.31
2020 24.14

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 0.006 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 0.446 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1991.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1991 0.000
2000 0.142
2001 0.018
2002 0.019
2003 0.003
2004 0.001
2005 0.040
2006 0.006
2007 0.019
2008 0.446
2009 0.018
2010 0.159
2011 0.200
2012 0.289
2013 0.442
2014 0.142
2015 0.141
2016 0.141
2017 0.141
2018 0.136
2019 0.045
2020 0.006

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 0.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 1.04 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.01 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1979 0.42
1980 0.21
1981 0.33
1982 0.35
1983 0.03
1984 0.05
1985 0.02
1986 0.02
1987 0.01
1988 0.02
1989 0.02
1990 0.03
1991 0.22
1992 0.09
1999 0.14
2000 0.33
2001 0.26
2002 0.23
2003 0.18
2004 0.16
2005 0.25
2006 0.25
2007 0.28
2008 0.50
2009 0.37
2010 0.24
2011 0.33
2012 0.44
2013 0.36
2014 1.01
2015 1.04
2016 1.04
2017 1.04
2018 0.55
2019 0.44
2020 0.57

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 0.002 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 0.072 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
2006 0.000
2008 0.072
2010 0.023
2011 0.000
2012 0.011
2013 0.000
2014 0.005
2018 0.018
2019 0.017
2020 0.002

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 0.081 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 0.651 in 1989, while its lowest value was 0.072 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1979 0.276
1980 0.382
1981 0.298
1982 0.287
1983 0.125
1984 0.158
1985 0.116
1986 0.188
1987 0.119
1988 0.213
1989 0.651
1990 0.454
1991 0.309
1992 0.233
1999 0.077
2000 0.072
2001 0.160
2002 0.111
2003 0.095
2004 0.180
2005 0.105
2006 0.152
2007 0.086
2008 0.243
2009 0.151
2010 0.151
2011 0.187
2012 0.333
2013 0.370
2014 0.536
2015 0.540
2016 0.540
2017 0.540
2018 0.289
2019 0.491
2020 0.081

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 0.004 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 0.372 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.000 in 1989.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1979 0.003
1980 0.017
1981 0.020
1982 0.002
1984 0.002
1988 0.014
1989 0.000
1994 0.001
1999 0.016
2000 0.060
2001 0.036
2002 0.017
2003 0.028
2004 0.010
2006 0.136
2007 0.022
2008 0.372
2009 0.358
2010 0.070
2011 0.055
2012 0.119
2013 0.100
2014 0.155
2015 0.131
2016 0.131
2017 0.131
2018 0.197
2019 0.051
2020 0.004

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 0.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 10.43 in 1995, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 2015.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals 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, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1979 0.19
1980 0.07
1981 0.07
1982 0.09
1983 0.06
1984 1.62
1985 1.10
1986 0.06
1987 0.04
1988 9.35
1989 9.44
1990 7.65
1991 9.73
1992 0.06
1993 10.29
1994 8.03
1995 10.43
1996 7.53
1997 6.50
1998 8.00
1999 0.01
2000 0.56
2001 0.47
2002 0.46
2003 1.40
2004 0.66
2005 0.62
2006 0.52
2007 0.38
2008 0.78
2009 0.87
2010 0.74
2011 0.48
2012 0.75
2013 0.84
2014 0.23
2015 0.00
2016 0.00
2017 0.00
2018 0.05
2019 0.00
2020 0.00

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Tonga was $178,420,100 as of 2020. Over the past 41 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $917,182,200 in 2015 and $29,299,000 in 1979.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1979 $29,299,000
1980 $34,313,000
1981 $40,324,000
1982 $41,801,000
1983 $37,533,000
1984 $41,224,000
1985 $41,356,000
1986 $39,856,000
1987 $47,946,000
1988 $62,967,710
1989 $59,695,160
1990 $66,933,830
1991 $65,600,070
1992 $62,556,290
1993 $61,611,160
1994 $69,275,260
1995 $77,316,290
1996 $74,663,110
1997 $72,721,270
1998 $68,787,650
1999 $72,831,560
2000 $70,740,190
2001 $73,992,800
2002 $90,629,300
2003 $94,586,220
2004 $106,511,000
2005 $122,354,900
2006 $118,467,900
2007 $144,964,700
2008 $168,745,000
2009 $147,054,800
2010 $161,447,800
2011 $196,191,400
2012 $202,840,500
2013 $201,029,700
2014 $911,963,400
2015 $917,182,200
2016 $685,149,200
2017 $417,639,500
2018 $227,538,700
2019 $236,942,400
2020 $178,420,100

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Tonga was 24.14 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 41 years was 36.50 in 2006, while its lowest value was 6.53 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

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Year Value
1979 7.74
1980 6.90
1981 6.53
1982 9.80
1983 8.24
1984 8.58
1985 7.10
1986 8.59
1987 11.29
1988 14.48
1989 11.94
1990 14.79
1991 16.38
1992 18.38
1993 11.84
1994 7.67
1995 7.53
1996 7.08
1997 8.37
1998 7.42
1999 21.50
2000 19.01
2001 17.15
2002 17.95
2003 23.61
2004 26.61
2005 29.86
2006 36.50
2007 17.90
2008 16.37
2009 16.79
2010 18.47
2011 20.11
2012 17.54
2013 17.59
2014 21.16
2015 21.21
2016 21.21
2017 21.21
2018 22.24
2019 22.31
2020 24.14

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports