Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Spain or Tonga?

Spain, at 70.9% against 69.9% in Tonga as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Tonga?

45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Spain vs Tonga: Merchandise imports from high-income economies

Spain

70.9%

in 2023

Tonga

69.9%

in 2023

Spain rank

64th

Tonga rank

66th

Merchandise imports from high-income economies over time

Spain
Tonga

How they compare

Spain currently reports 70.9% against 69.9% in Tonga, a difference of 1.0%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Tonga ahead.

Spain ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 66th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	74.0%	91.7%	17.7%	Tonga
1980s	72.7%	90.2%	17.5%	Tonga
1990s	84.2%	87.0%	2.8%	Tonga
2000s	79.8%	77.1%	2.7%	Spain
2010s	72.0%	78.0%	6.0%	Tonga
2020s	70.7%	73.5%	2.8%	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from high-income economies, Spain or Tonga?: Spain, at 70.9% against 69.9% in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from high-income economies between Spain and Tonga?: 1.0%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Tonga?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Spain and Tonga rank globally for merchandise imports from high-income economies?: Spain ranks 64th and Tonga ranks 66th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit: % of total merchandise imports
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 253 places, 13,511 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.