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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.3805 current US$ 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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About this data
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.