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2023
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Exports | Imports $16M | $273M214 of 226 |  202 of 226
2023
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Exports | Imports $153 | $2.61k216 of 220 |  119 of 220

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Overview In 2023 Tonga was the number 214 economy in the world in terms of total exports and the number 202 in total imports.

Exports The top exports of Tonga are Refined Petroleum ($2.74M), Gold ($1.96M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($1.19M), Cassava ($1.17M), and Other Vegetables ($782k), exporting mostly to Guyana ($2.74M), United States ($2.73M), New Zealand ($2.37M), Australia ($2.33M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.96M).

Imports The top imports of Tonga are Refined Petroleum ($52.1M), Poultry Meat ($11.4M), Cars ($8.51M), Sheep and Goat Meat ($7.82M), and Baked Goods ($5.6M), importing mostly from Fiji ($72.6M), New Zealand ($64.6M), China ($56.7M), Australia ($21.8M), and United States ($13.3M).

Location Tonga borders Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa, American Samoa, Niue, and Wallis and Futuna by sea.

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The following section uses the most recent trade data from partners of Tonga.

Disclaimer: data is presented based on availability and only countries that use the harmonized system are being shown.

* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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The data obtained is mirror data. The trade of countries that do not report current data can be reconstructed based on data reported by partner countries with current data available.

*All data is converted to USD using January 2020 exchange rates when data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Top Export (2023)Refined Petroleum$2.74M
Top Destination (2023)Guyana$2.74M

In 2023, Tonga exported a total of $16M, making it the number 214 exporter in the world. During the last five reported years the exports of Tonga have changed by $2.22M from $13.7M in 2018 to $16M in 2023.

The most recent exports are led by Refined Petroleum ($2.74M), Gold ($1.96M), Other Processed Fruits and Nuts ($1.19M), Cassava ($1.17M), and Other Vegetables ($782k). The most common destination for the exports of Tonga are Guyana ($2.74M), United States ($2.73M), New Zealand ($2.37M), Australia ($2.33M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.96M).

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Fastest Growing Export Markets (2022 - 2023)
United Arab Emirates$1.95M (+ 23.1k%)
United Kingdom$1.26M (+ 406%)
New Zealand$723k (+ 43.9%)
Fastest Growing Import Markets (2022 - 2023)
New Zealand$11.1M (+ 20.8%)
Australia$5.5M (+ 33.8%)
Indonesia$3.64M (+ 91.4%)

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Tonga Exports Services (2013)$27.5M
Tonga Imports Services (2013)$79M

In 2013, Tonga exported $27.5M worth of services. The top services exported by Tonga in 2013 were Transportation ($12M), Other business services ($7.12M), Business travel ($3.05M), Personal, cultural, and recreational services ($2.29M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($1.91M).

The top services imported by Tonga in 2013 were Transportation ($24.7M), Construction services ($18.3M), Other business services ($14.6M), Business travel ($8.72M), and Government services, n.i.e. ($5.36M).

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Economic Complexity

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

Tonga has a high level of specialization in Cassava (479), Locust beans, seaweed, sugar beet, cane, for food (285), Vanilla (265), Perfume Plants (185), and Legume Flours (134). Specialization is measured using RCA, an index that takes the ratio between Tonga observed and expected exports in each product.

Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities for Tonga according to the relatedness index, were Crustaceans (0.096), Dried/Salted/Smoked/Brined Fish (0.091), Tropical Fruits (0.091), Fish Fillets (0.09), and Scrap Iron (0.088). Relatedness measures the distance between a country's current exports and each product. The barchart show only products that Tonga is not specialized in.

Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since countries are more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products a country currently specializes in.

Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of Tonga. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Tonga exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relatedness Space (2023)

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk vs strategic value of a country's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower greenhouse emissions.

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