Tonga vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Tonga
30.1%
in 2023
Vanuatu
30.5%
in 2023
Tonga rank
53rd
Vanuatu rank
51st

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

  • Tonga
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 30.5% against 30.1% in Tonga, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Tonga ranks 53rd and Vanuatu ranks 51st of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 9.4% 10.4% 1.0% Vanuatu
1990s 12.8% 5.9% 6.9% Tonga
2000s 22.5% 21.5% 1.0% Tonga
2010s 21.9% 25.7% 3.8% Vanuatu
2020s 26.5% 31.8% 5.3% Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Tonga or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 30.5% against 30.1% in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Tonga and Vanuatu?
0.4%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Tonga ranks 53rd and Vanuatu ranks 51st of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within 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 within 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
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.