Tonga vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Tonga
0.3754 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.3805 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tonga rank
82nd
Vanuatu rank
79th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
0.20.30.40.50.60.7197520002025

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.3805 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3754 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 82nd and Vanuatu ranks 79th of 203 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6492 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5199 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
1980s 0.62 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5053 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1146 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
1990s 0.4017 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3964 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
2000s 0.4437 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4038 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0398 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
2010s 0.4717 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3911 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0806 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga
2020s 0.4498 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3279 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1218 current US$ per US$ of GDP Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Tonga or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.3805 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3754 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Tonga as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Tonga and Vanuatu?
0.0051 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Tonga ranks 82nd and Vanuatu ranks 79th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.