Madagascar vs Tonga: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Madagascar
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 39.5% against 39.4% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.
Madagascar ranks 146th and Tonga ranks 145th of 204 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 73.0% | 44.0% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 72.2% | 54.4% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 47.5% | 21.5% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 41.1% | 49.1% | 8.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 50.9% | 7.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 47.2% | 0.5% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Madagascar or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 39.5% against 39.4% in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Madagascar and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tonga?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Tonga rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Madagascar ranks 146th 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.