Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Tonga
Tonga: Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products was 10.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Tonga, 2009–2022
Source: Staff estimates. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 10.8% for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Tonga peaked at 12.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2020.
That places Tonga 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 11.7% | — |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 10.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 11.2% | 12.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Tonga?
- Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products in Tonga was 10.8% in 2022, according to Staff estimates.
- What is the highest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2020.
- How does Tonga rank for tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products?
- Tonga ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, published as part of Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean most favored nation tariff rate is the unweighted average of most favored nation rates for all products subject to tariffs calculated for all traded goods. Data are classified using the Harmonized System of trade at the six- or eight-digit level. Tariff line data were matched to Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) revision 3 codes to define commodity groups.