Ores and metals imports in Tonga
Tonga: Ores and metals imports was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals imports in Tonga, 1975–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals imports in Tonga is 0.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 36.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Tonga peaked at 1.8% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2007.
That places Tonga 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.8% | — |
| 1976 | 0.7% | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 1.8% | +146.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -75.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +107.6% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8% | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -14.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | +21.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7% | -12.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -70.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +133.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -29.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +76.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -32.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -50.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +427.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +93.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -46.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -32.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +57.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +22.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +36.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.6%, 37% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3%, 46% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals imports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +427.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 162 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.6% compare
- 163 Chad 0.6% compare
- 164 Central African Republic 0.6% compare
- 166 Belize 0.6% compare
- 167 Sao Tome and Principe 0.6% compare
- 168 Samoa 0.6% compare
More energy & mining data for Tonga
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 8.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 16.4% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 1.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals imports in Tonga?
- Ores and metals imports in Tonga was 0.6% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 1977.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2007.
- How does Tonga rank for ores and metals imports?
- Tonga ranks 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.