Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Tonga
Tonga: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 85.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech exports in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 85.3% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 264.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Tonga peaked at 85.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2022.
That places Tonga 2nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.5% | — |
| 1991 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75.0% | +42.8% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | -21.4% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | -41.6% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -72.0% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +77.2% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +105.9% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +55.6% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | -67.6% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -9.2% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | +161.1% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -38.0% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -23.4% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82.9% | +254.1% |
| 2017 | 82.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.3% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | -36.3% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | -44.3% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -90.6% |
| 2023 | 85.3% | +4798.8% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 85.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 85.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.1%, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +4798.8% | 1.7% | 85.3% |
| 2016 | +254.1% | 23.4% | 82.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.5% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 9.6% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 18.9% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 1.7% | 85.3% | 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)
- 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 medium and high-tech exports in Tonga?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Tonga was 85.3% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 264.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.