Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Tonga
Tonga: Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index was 0.17 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Tonga, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.17 for bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 41.4% on the previous year and up 112.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Tonga peaked at 0.29 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.
Tonga ranks 49th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0.08 | — |
| 2014 | 0.03 | -62.5% |
| 2022 | 0.29 | +866.7% |
| 2023 | 0.17 | -41.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.03, 5.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.022 | 0 | 0.08 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.23 | 0.17 | 0.29 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Tonga?
- Bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Tonga was 0.17 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 in 2022.
- What is the lowest bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
- How does Tonga rank for bananas — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Tonga ranks 49th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is bananas — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.5%. 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 Bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK