Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita was 125.31 current US$ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
125.31 current US$ per person
Change on year
up 45.0%
World rank
186th
of 206 countries
All-time high
199.01 current US$ per person
in 2016
All-time low
23.28 current US$ per person
in 1971
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 125.31 current US$ per person for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.0% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Tonga peaked at 199.01 current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.28 current US$ per person, in 1971.
Tonga ranks 186th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 60.45 current US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 44.09 current US$ per person | -27.1% |
| 1962 | 28.6 current US$ per person | -35.1% |
| 1963 | 27.82 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 40.61 current US$ per person | +46.0% |
| 1965 | 39.51 current US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 51.28 current US$ per person | +29.8% |
| 1967 | 50.12 current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 49.17 current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 48.26 current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 35.54 current US$ per person | -26.3% |
| 1971 | 23.28 current US$ per person | -34.5% |
| 1972 | 34.34 current US$ per person | +47.5% |
| 1973 | 56.3 current US$ per person | +63.9% |
| 1974 | 77.19 current US$ per person | +37.1% |
| 1975 | 64.5 current US$ per person | -16.4% |
| 1976 | 41.96 current US$ per person | -34.9% |
| 1977 | 72.37 current US$ per person | +72.5% |
| 1978 | 51.44 current US$ per person | -28.9% |
| 1979 | 71.76 current US$ per person | +39.5% |
| 1980 | 71.6 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 81.71 current US$ per person | +14.1% |
| 1982 | 81.65 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 51.02 current US$ per person | -37.5% |
| 1984 | 91.85 current US$ per person | +80.0% |
| 1985 | 51.03 current US$ per person | -44.4% |
| 1986 | 61.22 current US$ per person | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 60.99 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 80.83 current US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 1989 | 90.54 current US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 110.33 current US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 130.14 current US$ per person | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 119.97 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 159.84 current US$ per person | +33.2% |
| 1994 | 139.77 current US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 139.69 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 109.7 current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 1997 | 99.33 current US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 69.04 current US$ per person | -30.5% |
| 1999 | 117.59 current US$ per person | +70.3% |
| 2000 | 87.65 current US$ per person | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 67.77 current US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 144.41 current US$ per person | +113.1% |
| 2003 | 172.31 current US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 142.76 current US$ per person | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 94.63 current US$ per person | -33.7% |
| 2006 | 94.11 current US$ per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.96 current US$ per person | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 84.1 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 74.62 current US$ per person | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 74.49 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 130.15 current US$ per person | +74.7% |
| 2012 | 148.89 current US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 158.76 current US$ per person | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 178.22 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 169.66 current US$ per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 199.01 current US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 180.34 current US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 123.14 current US$ per person | -31.7% |
| 2019 | 189.27 current US$ per person | +53.7% |
| 2020 | 141.91 current US$ per person | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 151.67 current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 123.76 current US$ per person | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 95.61 current US$ per person | -22.7% |
| 2024 | 86.39 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 125.31 current US$ per person | +45.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 125.31 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,620 current US$ per person, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 125.31 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,572 current US$ per person, 8% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.99 current US$ per person | 27.82 current US$ per person | 60.45 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.87 current US$ per person | 23.28 current US$ per person | 77.19 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.24 current US$ per person | 51.02 current US$ per person | 91.85 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.54 current US$ per person | 69.04 current US$ per person | 159.84 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 103.73 current US$ per person | 67.77 current US$ per person | 172.31 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 155.19 current US$ per person | 74.49 current US$ per person | 199.01 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.77 current US$ per person | 86.39 current US$ per person | 151.67 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 139.14 current US$ per person compare
- 184 Northern Mariana Islands 137.8 current US$ per person compare
- 185 Syria 132.12 current US$ per person compare
- 187 Pakistan 119.68 current US$ per person compare
- 188 Samoa 109.44 current US$ per person compare
- 189 Turks and Caicos Islands 106.71 current US$ per person 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$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,458 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Tonga?
- Merchandise exports (current us$), per capita in Tonga was 125.31 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 199.01 current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports (current us$), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.28 current US$ per person in 1971.
- How does Tonga rank for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Tonga ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise exports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. 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 Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise exports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.