Malaysia vs Tonga: Transport services (% of commercial service imports)
Malaysia
24.6%
in 2025
Tonga
24.3%
in 2025
Malaysia rank
121st
Tonga rank
123rd
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) over time
- Malaysia
- Tonga
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 24.6% against 24.3% in Tonga, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 121st and Tonga ranks 123rd of 197 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.1% | 53.3% | 2.2% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 42.7% | 61.3% | 18.6% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 42.2% | 77.5% | 35.3% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 61.6% | 24.1% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 39.7% | 12.2% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 37.6% | 9.6% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Malaysia or Tonga?
- Malaysia, at 24.6% against 24.3% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Malaysia and Tonga?
- 0.3%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Tonga?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Tonga rank globally for transport services?
- Malaysia ranks 121st and Tonga ranks 123rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.