Kiribati vs Tonga: Commercial service imports

Kiribati
88.92 million current US$
in 2025
Tonga
152.32 million current US$
in 2024
Kiribati rank
190th
Tonga rank
187th

Commercial service imports over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tonga
050.0M100.0M150.0M197119982025

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 152.32 million current US$ against 88.92 million current US$ in Kiribati, a difference of 63.40 million current US$.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.7 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 187th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 5.97 million current US$ 3.87 million current US$ 2.10 million current US$ Kiribati
1980s 10.63 million current US$ 11.47 million current US$ 838,684 current US$ Tonga
1990s 16.09 million current US$ 19.49 million current US$ 3.40 million current US$ Tonga
2000s 35.05 million current US$ 37.18 million current US$ 2.13 million current US$ Tonga
2010s 59.60 million current US$ 73.16 million current US$ 13.56 million current US$ Tonga
2020s 58.07 million current US$ 114.82 million current US$ 56.76 million current US$ Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports, Kiribati or Tonga?
Tonga, at 152.32 million current US$ against 88.92 million current US$ in Kiribati as of 2024.
What is the difference in commercial service imports between Kiribati and Tonga?
63.40 million current US$, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for commercial service imports?
Kiribati ranks 190th and Tonga ranks 187th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 9,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.