Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 2,458 current US$ per person in 2025. β Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Tonga, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2,458 current US$ per person for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.2% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Tonga peaked at 2,832 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.73 current US$ per person, in 1963.
That places Tonga 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.14 current US$ per person | 41.73 current US$ per person | 75.17 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 166.81 current US$ per person | 71.09 current US$ per person | 297.3 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 446.58 current US$ per person | 387.76 current US$ per person | 565.83 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 677.78 current US$ per person | 590.62 current US$ per person | 768.27 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,063 current US$ per person | 672.01 current US$ per person | 1,570 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,979 current US$ per person | 1,480 current US$ per person | 2,252 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,490 current US$ per person | 2,166 current US$ per person | 2,832 current US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 115 Dominican Republic 2,583 current US$ per person compare
- 116 Jordan 2,512 current US$ per person compare
- 117 Botswana 2,496 current US$ per person compare
- 119 Azerbaijan 2,379 current US$ per person compare
- 120 Tunisia 2,315 current US$ per person compare
- 121 Morocco 2,274 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$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Tonga?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Tonga was 2,458 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2,832 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.73 current US$ per person in 1963.
- How does Tonga rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Tonga ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.