OECD members vs Tonga: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East

OECD members
17.2%
in 2023
Tonga
30.1%
in 2023
OECD members rank
40th
Tonga rank
40th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East over time

  • OECD members
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 30.1% against 17.2% in OECD members, a difference of 12.9%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Tonga ahead.

OECD members ranks 40th and Tonga ranks 40th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 3.7% 7.6% 3.9% Tonga
1980s 4.2% 9.4% 5.2% Tonga
1990s 7.3% 12.8% 5.5% Tonga
2000s 12.0% 22.5% 10.4% Tonga
2010s 16.7% 21.9% 5.2% Tonga
2020s 18.5% 26.5% 8.0% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east, OECD members or Tonga?
Tonga, at 30.1% against 17.2% in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east between OECD members and Tonga?
12.9%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Tonga?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do OECD members and Tonga rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in east?
OECD members ranks 40th and Tonga ranks 40th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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, 13,103 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region 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.