Dominica vs Tonga: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Dominica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 39.5% against 39.1% in Dominica, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Tonga ahead.
Dominica ranks 148th and Tonga ranks 145th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.2% | 78.1% | 8.9% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 77.6% | 72.2% | 5.4% | Dominica |
| 1990s | 64.0% | 47.5% | 16.6% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 49.1% | 1.6% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 50.9% | 5.5% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 47.2% | 3.1% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Dominica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 39.5% against 39.1% in Dominica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Dominica and Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Tonga?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Tonga rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Dominica ranks 148th and Tonga ranks 145th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.