Latin America & Caribbean vs Tonga: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 91.8% against 68.0% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 23.8%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 14th of 47 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.2% | 85.7% | 4.5% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 81.7% | 95.9% | 14.2% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 80.1% | 96.4% | 16.3% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 95.4% | 17.7% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 95.7% | 26.9% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 95.8% | 28.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Latin America & Caribbean or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 91.8% against 68.0% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga?
- 23.8%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Tonga rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 14th and Tonga ranks 14th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.