Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Tonga

Imports (% of GDP) in Tonga in 2024 — 60.68%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 172. Since 1975, the indicator has fallen by 10.14 pp.

2024 60.68% −4.2 pp vs 2023
World rank 48of 172
Period maximum 72.23%1985
Period minimum 45.02%1999

Trend over time

1975–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Tonga, 1975–20244050607080197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 70.82%1976: 56.63%1977: 57.18%1978: 67.87%1979: 69.8%1980: 67.72%1981: 67.25%1982: 64.63%1983: 69.17%1984: 62.96%1985: 72.23%1986: 69.88%1987: 64.61%1988: 66.75%1989: 62.81%1990: 65.1%1991: 60.56%1992: 48.99%1993: 47.55%1994: 45.77%1995: 54.16%1996: 57.71%1997: 50.99%1998: 58.7%1999: 45.02%2000: 46.29%2001: 49.04%2002: 55.58%2003: 53.83%2004: 54.41%2005: 58.37%2006: 51.79%2007: 56.01%2008: 56.67%2009: 60.72%2010: 58.3%2011: 62.6%2012: 60.92%2013: 62.43%2014: 57.8%2015: 64.43%2016: 63.27%2017: 65.87%2018: 64.89%2019: 65.81%2020: 62.14%2021: 57.46%2022: 59.36%2023: 64.88%2024: 60.68%
Change over the period: −10.14 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 60.68%
World 28.11%
Imports (% of GDP) — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 60.68 −4.2 pp
2023 64.88 +5.52 pp
2022 59.36 +1.9 pp
2021 57.46 −4.68 pp
2020 62.14 −3.67 pp
2019 65.81 +0.92 pp
2018 64.89 −0.97 pp
2017 65.87 +2.6 pp
2016 63.27 −1.16 pp
2015 64.43 +6.63 pp
2014 57.8 −4.62 pp
2013 62.43 +1.51 pp
2012 60.92 −1.69 pp
2011 62.6 +4.31 pp
2010 58.3 −2.42 pp
2009 60.72 +4.05 pp
2008 56.67 +0.66 pp
2007 56.01 +4.22 pp
2006 51.79 −6.57 pp
2005 58.37 +3.96 pp
2004 54.41 +0.58 pp
2003 53.83 −1.75 pp
2002 55.58 +6.54 pp
2001 49.04 +2.75 pp
2000 46.29 +1.27 pp
1999 45.02 −13.68 pp
1998 58.7 +7.71 pp
1997 50.99 −6.72 pp
1996 57.71 +3.55 pp
1995 54.16 +8.39 pp
1994 45.77 −1.77 pp
1993 47.55 −1.44 pp
1992 48.99 −11.57 pp
1991 60.56 −4.54 pp
1990 65.1 +2.29 pp
1989 62.81 −3.94 pp
1988 66.75 +2.14 pp
1987 64.61 −5.27 pp
1986 69.88 −2.35 pp
1985 72.23 +9.28 pp
1984 62.96 −6.22 pp
1983 69.17 +4.55 pp
1982 64.63 −2.62 pp
1981 67.25 −0.47 pp
1980 67.72 −2.08 pp
1979 69.8 +1.93 pp
1978 67.87 +10.7 pp
1977 57.18 +0.55 pp
1976 56.63 −14.19 pp
1975 70.82

Polynesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.