Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Tonga
Tonga: Bound rate, simple mean, primary products was 19.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Tonga, 2009–2022
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 19.2% for bound rate, simple mean, primary products in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Tonga peaked at 19.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2009.
Tonga ranks 101st of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 19.0% | — |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 19.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.8%, 60% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 19.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.0%, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 19.0% | 19.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Tonga?
- Bound rate, simple mean, primary products in Tonga was 19.2% in 2022, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 19.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, primary products recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for bound rate, simple mean, primary products?
- Tonga ranks 101st out of 157 countries with data for 2022.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, primary products rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, primary products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable. Primary products are commodities classified in SITC revision 3 sections 0-4 plus division 68 (nonferrous metals).