Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value in Tonga
Tonga: Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value was 146 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value in Tonga, 1961–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 146 1000 USD for agricultural tractors, total — import value in 2008.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural tractors, total — import value in Tonga peaked at 523 1000 USD in 1989 and was at its lowest, 10 1000 USD, in 1961.
That places Tonga 180th out of 196 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 10 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 20 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 30 1000 USD | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 40 1000 USD | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 50 1000 USD | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 60 1000 USD | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 70 1000 USD | +16.7% |
| 1972 | 80 1000 USD | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 90 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 100 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 69 1000 USD | -31.0% |
| 1976 | 135 1000 USD | +95.7% |
| 1977 | 231 1000 USD | +71.1% |
| 1978 | 153 1000 USD | -33.8% |
| 1979 | 380 1000 USD | +148.4% |
| 1980 | 154 1000 USD | -59.5% |
| 1981 | 127 1000 USD | -17.5% |
| 1982 | 255 1000 USD | +100.8% |
| 1983 | 103 1000 USD | -59.6% |
| 1984 | 116 1000 USD | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 83 1000 USD | -28.4% |
| 1986 | 113 1000 USD | +36.1% |
| 1987 | 107 1000 USD | -5.3% |
| 1988 | 24 1000 USD | -77.6% |
| 1989 | 523 1000 USD | +2079.2% |
| 1990 | 330 1000 USD | -36.9% |
| 1991 | 477 1000 USD | +44.5% |
| 1992 | 479 1000 USD | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 400 1000 USD | -16.5% |
| 1994 | 328 1000 USD | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 350 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 350 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 350 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 300 1000 USD | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 250 1000 USD | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 87 1000 USD | -65.2% |
| 2001 | 194 1000 USD | +123.0% |
| 2002 | 174 1000 USD | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 199 1000 USD | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 221 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 522 1000 USD | +136.2% |
| 2006 | 145 1000 USD | -72.2% |
| 2007 | 125 1000 USD | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 146 1000 USD | +16.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 146 1000 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7,321 1000 USD, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 146 1000 USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,830 1000 USD, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +2079.2% | 24 1000 USD | 523 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.11 1000 USD | 10 1000 USD | 50 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 136.8 1000 USD | 60 1000 USD | 380 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 160.5 1000 USD | 24 1000 USD | 523 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 361.4 1000 USD | 250 1000 USD | 479 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 201.44 1000 USD | 87 1000 USD | 522 1000 USD | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 177 Mayotte 215 1000 USD compare
- 178 Guam 205 1000 USD compare
- 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 162 1000 USD compare
- 181 Cook Islands 139 1000 USD compare
- 182 Saint Lucia 134 1000 USD compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau 129 1000 USD compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,154 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7884 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural tractors, total — import value in Tonga?
- Agricultural tractors, total — import value in Tonga was 146 1000 USD in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural tractors, total — import value recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 523 1000 USD in 1989.
- What is the lowest agricultural tractors, total — import value recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Tonga rank for agricultural tractors, total — import value?
- Tonga ranks 180th out of 196 countries with data for 2008.
- Is agricultural tractors, total — import value rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural tractors, total — Import Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active. The latest online version of the database has as reference year 2009 (with data collected in year 2011). FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery provides statistical series on Agricultural Machinery and Equipment statistical series referring to the following items: tractors, harvesters and threshers, irrigation pumps, milking machines, hand tools, and soil machines. The database includes estimates of agriculture machinery in use and value of import and export of agriculture machinery.