Tonga vs Uganda: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Tonga
- Uganda
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 48.5% against 47.3% in Uganda, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Uganda ahead.
Tonga ranks 173rd and Uganda ranks 176th of 196 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 46.4% | 60.5% | 14.1% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 65.1% | 40.0% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 60.4% | 13.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 55.0% | 5.4% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Tonga or Uganda?
- Tonga, at 48.5% against 47.3% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Tonga and Uganda?
- 1.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Uganda?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Tonga and Uganda rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Tonga ranks 173rd and Uganda ranks 176th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.