Transport services (% of commercial service exports) in Tonga
Tonga: Transport services (% of commercial service exports) was 16.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Transport services in Tonga, 1971–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 16.0% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Tonga peaked at 38.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 1976.
That places Tonga 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service exports) 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 | 16.4% | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +19.7% |
| 2018 | 20.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +74.8% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -34.5% |
| 2023 | 15.7% | -33.8% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 16.0% | +5.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 16.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.8%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 16.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 14.1%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +283.4% | 3.9% | 14.9% |
| 1975 | +258.1% | 5.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 19.2% | 16.1% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.3% | 15.2% | 36.3% | 6 |
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 transport services in Tonga?
- Transport services in Tonga was 16.0% in 2025, 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 38.9% in 2002.
- 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 93rd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. 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.