Africa Eastern and Southern vs Tonga: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga
0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
29th
Tonga rank
29th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Tonga
0.050.10.150.20.25197519992024

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tonga's figure about 4.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th and Tonga ranks 29th of 44 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Tonga Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0395 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1969 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1574 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
1990s 0.0457 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1401 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0944 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
2000s 0.063 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1293 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0663 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
2010s 0.0668 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0949 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
2020s 0.0547 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1464 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0577 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Tonga?
0.1775 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Tonga?
34 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Tonga rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 29th and Tonga ranks 29th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,662 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.