Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Tonga
Tonga: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 32.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Computer, communications and other services in Tonga, 1971–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 32.7% for computer, communications and other services in 2025.
The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Tonga peaked at 40.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1984.
Tonga ranks 112th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.9% | — |
| 1972 | 26.1% | +119.4% |
| 1973 | 23.4% | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 19.5% | -16.8% |
| 1975 | 13.9% | -28.7% |
| 1976 | 28.4% | +105.0% |
| 1977 | 34.5% | +21.2% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | -25.6% |
| 1979 | 23.7% | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 34.2% | +44.7% |
| 1981 | 14.3% | -58.1% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -92.8% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 4.6% | +258.1% |
| 1987 | 5.6% | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 7.5% | +49.8% |
| 1990 | 8.0% | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 7.8% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 11.7% | +50.5% |
| 1993 | 11.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +140.2% |
| 2002 | 25.5% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -34.5% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -32.4% |
| 2006 | 11.3% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -48.6% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | +124.3% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +80.6% |
| 2013 | 40.9% | +16.3% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -36.5% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 30.9% | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -15.3% |
| 2020 | 26.6% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +28.1% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | -7.4% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | +13.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 32.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 32.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.2%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +258.1% | 1.3% | 4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.0% | 11.9% | 34.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 1.2% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 7.8% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.2% | 5.8% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 17.6% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 22.6% | 32.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 48.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 169.35 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 84.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 102.80 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Tonga?
- Computer, communications and other services in Tonga was 32.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1984.
- How does Tonga rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Tonga ranks 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.