Solomon Islands vs Tonga: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside

Solomon Islands
0.9%
in 2023
Tonga
0.6%
in 2011
Solomon Islands rank
201st
Tonga rank
204th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time

  • Solomon Islands
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 0.9% against 0.6% in Tonga, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.5 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Tonga ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 201st and Tonga ranks 204th of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Solomon Islands averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Solomon Islands Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6% 0.7% 0.1% Tonga
1980s 0.5% 0.4% 0.1% Solomon Islands
1990s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Solomon Islands
2000s 4.0% 0.4% 3.6% Solomon Islands
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.2% Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Solomon Islands or Tonga?
Solomon Islands, at 0.9% against 0.6% in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Solomon Islands and Tonga?
0.3%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Tonga?
28 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
How do Solomon Islands and Tonga rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
Solomon Islands ranks 201st and Tonga ranks 204th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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, 13,303 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.