Tonga vs World: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Tonga
- World
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 84.2% against 69.7% in World, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times World's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was World ahead.
Tonga ranks 15th and World ranks 16th of 196 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.3% | 60.8% | 59.5% | World |
| 1980s | 11.6% | 62.2% | 50.5% | World |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 71.1% | 66.4% | World |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 66.7% | 31.5% | World |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 68.3% | 23.4% | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Tonga or World?
- Tonga, at 84.2% against 69.7% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Tonga and World?
- 14.5%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and World rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Tonga ranks 15th and World ranks 16th of 196 countries.
- 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.