Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Tonga
Tonga: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 15.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Tonga, 1975–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Tonga is 15.0%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 51.6% on the previous year and down 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Tonga peaked at 354.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2025.
Tonga ranks 108th of 196 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.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 95.9% | — |
| 1976 | 92.2% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 97.7% | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 93.1% | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 88.2% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 82.7% | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 80.0% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 90.4% | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 86.3% | -4.5% |
| 1986 | 84.7% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 79.9% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | -37.6% |
| 2001 | 71.8% | +43.9% |
| 2002 | 55.3% | -23.0% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | -28.0% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -19.3% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | +43.1% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +27.8% |
| 2010 | 88.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 64.2% | -27.5% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 80.6% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 354.6% | +339.7% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -91.4% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -25.5% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +40.3% |
| 2020 | 63.2% | +97.6% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | -62.1% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | -51.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 15.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 15.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.7%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +339.7% | 80.6% | 354.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 96.0% | 92.2% | 97.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 85.7% | 79.9% | 93.1% | 8 |
| 2000s | 59.1% | 45.6% | 85.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 22.8% | 354.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 15.0% | 81.5% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Tonga?
- Food exports in Tonga was 15.0% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 354.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for food exports?
- Tonga ranks 108th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.