Tonga vs World: Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)
Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Tonga
- World
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2.1% against 1.2% in World, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 21st and World ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 0.7% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 3.6% | 0.8% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 1.9% | 1.3% | World |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural raw materials imports, Tonga or World?
- Tonga, at 2.1% against 1.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural raw materials imports between Tonga and World?
- 0.9%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
- How do Tonga and World rank globally for agricultural raw materials imports?
- Tonga ranks 21st and World ranks 24th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Agricultural raw materials comprise section 2 of SITC Rev. 3 (crude materials, inedible, except fuels) excluding divisions 22 (oil-seeds and oleaginous fruits), 27 (crude fertilizers and minerals excluding coal, petroleum, and precious stones), and 28 (metalliferous ores and scrap). 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.