Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
That places Tonga 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.1005 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 1977 | 0.111 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0929 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0856 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.125 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.7% |
| 1986 | 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1768 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 0.2101 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1516 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1387 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 0.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0976 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1184 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1407 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1196 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1576 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1434 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1972 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1874 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1086 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.127 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1499 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1401 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1017 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0976 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1635 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1187 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2063 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2012 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 26 Saint Lucia 0.2529 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Belgium 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Timor-Leste 0.2384 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2329 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Marshall Islands 0.2253 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Hong Kong, China 0.2204 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga was 0.2352 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2391 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0832 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Tonga rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.