South Asia vs Tonga: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- South Asia
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 84.2% against 69.8% in South Asia, a difference of 14.4%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Asia ahead.
South Asia ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 15th of 46 groups.
South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Asia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.8% | 1.3% | 51.6% | South Asia |
| 1980s | 57.2% | 11.6% | 45.5% | South Asia |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 4.7% | 68.0% | South Asia |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 35.2% | 32.0% | South Asia |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 44.9% | 22.0% | South Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, South Asia or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 84.2% against 69.8% in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between South Asia and Tonga?
- 14.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Asia and Tonga?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do South Asia and Tonga rank globally for manufactures exports?
- South Asia ranks 14th 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.