OECD members vs Tonga: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- OECD members
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 84.2% against 68.7% in OECD members, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was OECD members ahead.
OECD members ranks 18th and Tonga ranks 15th of 46 groups.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD members | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.9% | 1.3% | 68.6% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 70.3% | 11.6% | 58.7% | OECD members |
| 2000s | 76.5% | 4.7% | 71.9% | OECD members |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 35.2% | 35.9% | OECD members |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 44.9% | 24.7% | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, OECD members or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 84.2% against 68.7% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between OECD members and Tonga?
- 15.5%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Tonga?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do OECD members and Tonga rank globally for manufactures exports?
- OECD members ranks 18th and Tonga ranks 15th of 46 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.