Somalia vs Tonga: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Somalia
- Tonga
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 40.2% against 39.5% in Tonga, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Tonga ahead.
Somalia ranks 142nd and Tonga ranks 145th of 204 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.9% | 59.2% | 15.3% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 47.5% | 17.2% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 16.0% | 49.1% | 33.0% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 50.9% | 3.3% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 47.2% | 1.9% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Somalia or Tonga?
- Somalia, at 40.2% against 39.5% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Somalia and Tonga?
- 0.7%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tonga?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Tonga rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Somalia ranks 142nd 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.