Transport services in Tonga
Tonga: Transport services was 16.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Tonga, 1971–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 16.5% for transport services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Tonga peaked at 51.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1976.
That places Tonga 91st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Transport services in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.2% | — |
| 1972 | 15.6% | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 6.8% | -56.1% |
| 1974 | 5.0% | -26.6% |
| 1975 | 18.0% | +258.1% |
| 1976 | 3.9% | -78.4% |
| 1977 | 14.9% | +283.4% |
| 1978 | 6.3% | -57.6% |
| 1979 | 5.2% | -18.0% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | +127.0% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 22.8% | +83.2% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 33.6% | +80.6% |
| 1985 | 35.9% | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 28.8% | -19.8% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | -33.7% |
| 1988 | 21.7% | +13.8% |
| 1989 | 25.9% | +19.0% |
| 1990 | 30.0% | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 26.0% | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 30.5% | +17.3% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 16.1% | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 38.9% | +142.3% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -62.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -25.3% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | +39.3% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 23.2% | +50.1% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 16.7% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +24.8% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -28.8% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +132.2% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | -27.7% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -48.7% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.2% | 3.9% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 11.7% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 25.8% | 30.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 10.7% | 38.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.5% | 16.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.3% | 16.5% | 51.5% | 5 |
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 transport services in Tonga?
- Transport services in Tonga was 16.5% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 51.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 1976.
- How does Tonga rank for transport services?
- Tonga ranks 91st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.